Q: Is 4,491,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,491,450 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 4,491,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 81 90 135 150 162 225 270 405 450 675 810 1,109 1,350 2,025 2,218 3,327 4,050 5,545 6,654 9,981 11,090 16,635 19,962 27,725 29,943 33,270 49,905 55,450 59,886 83,175 89,829 99,810 149,715 166,350 179,658 249,525 299,430 449,145 499,050 748,575 898,290 1,497,150 2,245,725 and 4,491,450, with no remainder.

Since 4,491,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,491,450, 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).