Q: Is 4,454,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,454,550 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 4,454,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 45 50 57 75 90 95 114 150 171 190 225 285 342 450 475 521 570 855 950 1,042 1,425 1,563 1,710 2,605 2,850 3,126 4,275 4,689 5,210 7,815 8,550 9,378 9,899 13,025 15,630 19,798 23,445 26,050 29,697 39,075 46,890 49,495 59,394 78,150 89,091 98,990 117,225 148,485 178,182 234,450 247,475 296,970 445,455 494,950 742,425 890,910 1,484,850 2,227,275 and 4,454,550, with no remainder.

Since 4,454,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,454,550, 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).