Q: Is 4,037,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,037,500 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 4,037,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 19 20 25 34 38 50 68 76 85 95 100 125 170 190 250 323 340 380 425 475 500 625 646 850 950 1,250 1,292 1,615 1,700 1,900 2,125 2,375 2,500 3,125 3,230 4,250 4,750 6,250 6,460 8,075 8,500 9,500 10,625 11,875 12,500 16,150 21,250 23,750 32,300 40,375 42,500 47,500 53,125 59,375 80,750 106,250 118,750 161,500 201,875 212,500 237,500 403,750 807,500 1,009,375 2,018,750 and 4,037,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,037,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,037,500, 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).