Q: Is 4,495,725 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,495,725 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 4,495,725 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 13 15 25 29 39 45 53 65 75 87 117 145 159 195 225 261 265 325 377 435 477 585 689 725 795 975 1,131 1,305 1,325 1,537 1,885 2,067 2,175 2,385 2,925 3,393 3,445 3,975 4,611 5,655 6,201 6,525 7,685 9,425 10,335 11,925 13,833 16,965 17,225 19,981 23,055 28,275 31,005 38,425 51,675 59,943 69,165 84,825 99,905 115,275 155,025 179,829 299,715 345,825 499,525 899,145 1,498,575 and 4,495,725, with no remainder.

Since 4,495,725 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,495,725, 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).