Q: Is 31,446,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,446,000 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 31,446,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 125 144 150 180 200 225 240 250 300 360 375 400 450 500 600 720 750 900 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,500 1,747 1,800 2,000 2,250 3,000 3,494 3,600 4,500 5,241 6,000 6,988 8,735 9,000 10,482 13,976 15,723 17,470 18,000 20,964 26,205 27,952 31,446 34,940 41,928 43,675 52,410 62,892 69,880 78,615 83,856 87,350 104,820 125,784 131,025 139,760 157,230 174,700 209,640 218,375 251,568 262,050 314,460 349,400 393,075 419,280 436,750 524,100 628,920 655,125 698,800 786,150 873,500 1,048,200 1,257,840 1,310,250 1,572,300 1,747,000 1,965,375 2,096,400 2,620,500 3,144,600 3,494,000 3,930,750 5,241,000 6,289,200 7,861,500 10,482,000 15,723,000 and 31,446,000, with no remainder.

Since 31,446,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,446,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).