Q: Is 4,542,390 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,542,390 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 4,542,390 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 41 45 82 90 123 205 246 369 410 615 738 1,230 1,231 1,845 2,462 3,690 3,693 6,155 7,386 11,079 12,310 18,465 22,158 36,930 50,471 55,395 100,942 110,790 151,413 252,355 302,826 454,239 504,710 757,065 908,478 1,514,130 2,271,195 and 4,542,390, with no remainder.

Since 4,542,390 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,542,390, 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).