Q: Is 4,082,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,082,500 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 4,082,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 71 92 100 115 125 142 230 250 284 355 460 500 575 625 710 1,150 1,250 1,420 1,633 1,775 2,300 2,500 2,875 3,266 3,550 5,750 6,532 7,100 8,165 8,875 11,500 14,375 16,330 17,750 28,750 32,660 35,500 40,825 44,375 57,500 81,650 88,750 163,300 177,500 204,125 408,250 816,500 1,020,625 2,041,250 and 4,082,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,082,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,082,500, 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).