Q: Is 31,717,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,717,200 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 31,717,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 26,431 52,862 79,293 105,724 132,155 158,586 211,448 264,310 317,172 396,465 422,896 528,620 634,344 660,775 792,930 1,057,240 1,268,688 1,321,550 1,585,860 1,982,325 2,114,480 2,643,100 3,171,720 3,964,650 5,286,200 6,343,440 7,929,300 10,572,400 15,858,600 and 31,717,200, with no remainder.

Since 31,717,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,717,200, 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).