Q: Is 31,535,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,535,000 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 31,535,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 40 50 53 56 68 70 85 100 106 119 125 136 140 170 175 200 212 238 250 265 280 340 350 371 424 425 476 500 530 595 625 680 700 742 850 875 901 952 1,000 1,060 1,190 1,250 1,325 1,400 1,484 1,700 1,750 1,802 1,855 2,120 2,125 2,380 2,500 2,650 2,968 2,975 3,400 3,500 3,604 3,710 4,250 4,375 4,505 4,760 5,000 5,300 5,950 6,307 6,625 7,000 7,208 7,420 8,500 8,750 9,010 9,275 10,600 10,625 11,900 12,614 13,250 14,840 14,875 17,000 17,500 18,020 18,550 21,250 22,525 23,800 25,228 26,500 29,750 31,535 33,125 35,000 36,040 37,100 42,500 45,050 46,375 50,456 53,000 59,500 63,070 66,250 74,200 74,375 85,000 90,100 92,750 112,625 119,000 126,140 132,500 148,750 157,675 180,200 185,500 225,250 231,875 252,280 265,000 297,500 315,350 371,000 450,500 463,750 563,125 595,000 630,700 788,375 901,000 927,500 1,126,250 1,261,400 1,576,750 1,855,000 2,252,500 3,153,500 3,941,875 4,505,000 6,307,000 7,883,750 15,767,500 and 31,535,000, with no remainder.

Since 31,535,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,535,000, 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).