Q: Is 4,496,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,496,000 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 4,496,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 250 281 320 400 500 562 640 800 1,000 1,124 1,405 1,600 2,000 2,248 2,810 3,200 4,000 4,496 5,620 7,025 8,000 8,992 11,240 14,050 16,000 17,984 22,480 28,100 35,125 35,968 44,960 56,200 70,250 89,920 112,400 140,500 179,840 224,800 281,000 449,600 562,000 899,200 1,124,000 2,248,000 and 4,496,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,496,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,496,000, 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).