Q: Is 4,542,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,542,600 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 4,542,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 67 75 100 113 120 134 150 200 201 226 268 300 335 339 402 452 536 565 600 670 678 804 904 1,005 1,130 1,340 1,356 1,608 1,675 1,695 2,010 2,260 2,680 2,712 2,825 3,350 3,390 4,020 4,520 5,025 5,650 6,700 6,780 7,571 8,040 8,475 10,050 11,300 13,400 13,560 15,142 16,950 20,100 22,600 22,713 30,284 33,900 37,855 40,200 45,426 60,568 67,800 75,710 90,852 113,565 151,420 181,704 189,275 227,130 302,840 378,550 454,260 567,825 757,100 908,520 1,135,650 1,514,200 2,271,300 and 4,542,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,542,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,542,600, 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).