Q: Is 4,516,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,516,740 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 4,516,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 30 36 45 46 60 69 90 92 115 138 180 207 230 276 345 414 460 690 828 1,035 1,091 1,380 2,070 2,182 3,273 4,140 4,364 5,455 6,546 9,819 10,910 13,092 16,365 19,638 21,820 25,093 32,730 39,276 49,095 50,186 65,460 75,279 98,190 100,372 125,465 150,558 196,380 225,837 250,930 301,116 376,395 451,674 501,860 752,790 903,348 1,129,185 1,505,580 2,258,370 and 4,516,740, with no remainder.

Since 4,516,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,516,740, 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).