Q: Is 4,525,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,525,000 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 4,525,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 181 200 250 362 500 625 724 905 1,000 1,250 1,448 1,810 2,500 3,125 3,620 4,525 5,000 6,250 7,240 9,050 12,500 18,100 22,625 25,000 36,200 45,250 90,500 113,125 181,000 226,250 452,500 565,625 905,000 1,131,250 2,262,500 and 4,525,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,525,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,525,000, 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).