Q: Is 4,464,990 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,464,990 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 4,464,990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 23 27 30 45 46 54 69 90 115 135 138 207 230 270 345 414 621 690 719 1,035 1,242 1,438 2,070 2,157 3,105 3,595 4,314 6,210 6,471 7,190 10,785 12,942 16,537 19,413 21,570 32,355 33,074 38,826 49,611 64,710 82,685 97,065 99,222 148,833 165,370 194,130 248,055 297,666 446,499 496,110 744,165 892,998 1,488,330 2,232,495 and 4,464,990, with no remainder.

Since 4,464,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,464,990, 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).