Q: Is 4,373,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,373,700 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 4,373,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 61 75 100 122 150 183 239 244 300 305 366 478 610 717 732 915 956 1,195 1,220 1,434 1,525 1,830 2,390 2,868 3,050 3,585 3,660 4,575 4,780 5,975 6,100 7,170 9,150 11,950 14,340 14,579 17,925 18,300 23,900 29,158 35,850 43,737 58,316 71,700 72,895 87,474 145,790 174,948 218,685 291,580 364,475 437,370 728,950 874,740 1,093,425 1,457,900 2,186,850 and 4,373,700, with no remainder.

Since 4,373,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,373,700, 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).