Q: Is 2,431,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,431,100 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 2,431,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 50 70 92 100 115 140 151 161 175 230 302 322 350 460 575 604 644 700 755 805 1,057 1,150 1,510 1,610 2,114 2,300 3,020 3,220 3,473 3,775 4,025 4,228 5,285 6,946 7,550 8,050 10,570 13,892 15,100 16,100 17,365 21,140 24,311 26,425 34,730 48,622 52,850 69,460 86,825 97,244 105,700 121,555 173,650 243,110 347,300 486,220 607,775 1,215,550 and 2,431,100, with no remainder.

Since 2,431,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,431,100, 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).