Q: Is 31,724,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,724,300 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 31,724,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 59 76 95 100 118 190 236 283 295 380 475 566 590 950 1,121 1,132 1,180 1,415 1,475 1,900 2,242 2,830 2,950 4,484 5,377 5,605 5,660 5,900 7,075 10,754 11,210 14,150 16,697 21,508 22,420 26,885 28,025 28,300 33,394 53,770 56,050 66,788 83,485 107,540 112,100 134,425 166,970 268,850 317,243 333,940 417,425 537,700 634,486 834,850 1,268,972 1,586,215 1,669,700 3,172,430 6,344,860 7,931,075 15,862,150 and 31,724,300, with no remainder.

Since 31,724,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,724,300, 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).