Q: Is 4,547,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,547,500 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 4,547,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 107 125 170 214 250 340 425 428 500 535 625 850 1,070 1,250 1,700 1,819 2,125 2,140 2,500 2,675 3,638 4,250 5,350 7,276 8,500 9,095 10,625 10,700 13,375 18,190 21,250 26,750 36,380 42,500 45,475 53,500 66,875 90,950 133,750 181,900 227,375 267,500 454,750 909,500 1,136,875 2,273,750 and 4,547,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,547,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,547,500, 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).