Q: Is 4,307,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,307,000 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 4,307,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 59 73 100 118 125 146 200 236 250 292 295 365 472 500 584 590 730 1,000 1,180 1,460 1,475 1,825 2,360 2,920 2,950 3,650 4,307 5,900 7,300 7,375 8,614 9,125 11,800 14,600 14,750 17,228 18,250 21,535 29,500 34,456 36,500 43,070 59,000 73,000 86,140 107,675 172,280 215,350 430,700 538,375 861,400 1,076,750 2,153,500 and 4,307,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,307,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,307,000, 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).