Q: Is 4,402,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,402,500 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 4,402,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 587 625 750 1,174 1,250 1,500 1,761 1,875 2,348 2,500 2,935 3,522 3,750 5,870 7,044 7,500 8,805 11,740 14,675 17,610 29,350 35,220 44,025 58,700 73,375 88,050 146,750 176,100 220,125 293,500 366,875 440,250 733,750 880,500 1,100,625 1,467,500 2,201,250 and 4,402,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,402,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,402,500, 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).