Q: Is 4,450,545 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,450,545 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 4,450,545 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 33 37 45 55 81 99 111 135 165 185 243 297 333 405 407 495 555 729 891 999 1,215 1,221 1,485 1,665 2,035 2,187 2,673 2,997 3,645 3,663 4,455 4,995 6,105 8,019 8,991 10,935 10,989 13,365 14,985 18,315 24,057 26,973 32,967 40,095 44,955 54,945 80,919 98,901 120,285 134,865 164,835 296,703 404,595 494,505 890,109 1,483,515 and 4,450,545, with no remainder.

Since 4,450,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,450,545, 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).