Q: Is 4,166,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,166,500 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 4,166,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 250 260 325 500 641 650 1,282 1,300 1,625 2,564 3,205 3,250 6,410 6,500 8,333 12,820 16,025 16,666 32,050 33,332 41,665 64,100 80,125 83,330 160,250 166,660 208,325 320,500 416,650 833,300 1,041,625 2,083,250 and 4,166,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,166,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,166,500, 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).