Q: Is 4,462,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,462,848 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 4,462,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 78 96 104 117 128 144 149 156 192 208 234 256 288 298 312 384 416 447 468 576 596 624 768 832 894 936 1,152 1,192 1,248 1,341 1,664 1,788 1,872 1,937 2,304 2,384 2,496 2,682 3,328 3,576 3,744 3,874 4,768 4,992 5,364 5,811 7,152 7,488 7,748 9,536 9,984 10,728 11,622 14,304 14,976 15,496 17,433 19,072 21,456 23,244 28,608 29,952 30,992 34,866 38,144 42,912 46,488 57,216 61,984 69,732 85,824 92,976 114,432 123,968 139,464 171,648 185,952 247,936 278,928 343,296 371,904 495,872 557,856 743,808 1,115,712 1,487,616 2,231,424 and 4,462,848, with no remainder.

Since 4,462,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,462,848, 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).