Q: Is 4,500,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,500,000 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 4,500,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 125 144 150 160 180 200 225 240 250 288 300 360 375 400 450 480 500 600 625 720 750 800 900 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,250 1,440 1,500 1,800 1,875 2,000 2,250 2,400 2,500 3,000 3,125 3,600 3,750 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,625 6,000 6,250 7,200 7,500 9,000 9,375 10,000 11,250 12,000 12,500 15,000 15,625 18,000 18,750 20,000 22,500 25,000 28,125 30,000 31,250 36,000 37,500 45,000 46,875 50,000 56,250 60,000 62,500 75,000 90,000 93,750 100,000 112,500 125,000 140,625 150,000 180,000 187,500 225,000 250,000 281,250 300,000 375,000 450,000 500,000 562,500 750,000 900,000 1,125,000 1,500,000 2,250,000 and 4,500,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,500,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,500,000, 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).