Q: Is 4,502,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,502,610 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 4,502,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 45 49 63 70 90 98 105 126 147 210 245 294 315 441 490 630 735 882 1,021 1,470 2,042 2,205 3,063 4,410 5,105 6,126 7,147 9,189 10,210 14,294 15,315 18,378 21,441 30,630 35,735 42,882 45,945 50,029 64,323 71,470 91,890 100,058 107,205 128,646 150,087 214,410 250,145 300,174 321,615 450,261 500,290 643,230 750,435 900,522 1,500,870 2,251,305 and 4,502,610, with no remainder.

Since 4,502,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,502,610, 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).