Q: Is 4,545,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,545,072 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 4,545,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 112 126 144 162 167 168 189 216 243 252 324 334 336 378 432 486 501 504 567 648 668 756 972 1,002 1,008 1,134 1,169 1,296 1,336 1,503 1,512 1,701 1,944 2,004 2,268 2,338 2,672 3,006 3,024 3,402 3,507 3,888 4,008 4,509 4,536 4,676 6,012 6,804 7,014 8,016 9,018 9,072 9,352 10,521 12,024 13,527 13,608 14,028 18,036 18,704 21,042 24,048 27,054 27,216 28,056 31,563 36,072 40,581 42,084 54,108 56,112 63,126 72,144 81,162 84,168 94,689 108,216 126,252 162,324 168,336 189,378 216,432 252,504 284,067 324,648 378,756 505,008 568,134 649,296 757,512 1,136,268 1,515,024 2,272,536 and 4,545,072, with no remainder.

Since 4,545,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,545,072, 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).