Q: Is 4,537,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,537,800 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 4,537,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 50 60 72 75 90 100 120 150 180 200 225 300 360 450 600 900 1,800 2,521 5,042 7,563 10,084 12,605 15,126 20,168 22,689 25,210 30,252 37,815 45,378 50,420 60,504 63,025 75,630 90,756 100,840 113,445 126,050 151,260 181,512 189,075 226,890 252,100 302,520 378,150 453,780 504,200 567,225 756,300 907,560 1,134,450 1,512,600 2,268,900 and 4,537,800, with no remainder.

Since 4,537,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,537,800, 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).