Q: Is 4,483,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,483,600 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 4,483,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 275 400 440 550 880 1,019 1,100 2,038 2,200 4,076 4,400 5,095 8,152 10,190 11,209 16,304 20,380 22,418 25,475 40,760 44,836 50,950 56,045 81,520 89,672 101,900 112,090 179,344 203,800 224,180 280,225 407,600 448,360 560,450 896,720 1,120,900 2,241,800 and 4,483,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,483,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,483,600, 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).