Q: Is 4,558,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,558,008 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 4,558,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 21 24 26 28 39 42 52 56 78 84 91 104 156 168 182 273 312 364 546 728 1,092 2,087 2,184 4,174 6,261 8,348 12,522 14,609 16,696 25,044 27,131 29,218 43,827 50,088 54,262 58,436 81,393 87,654 108,524 116,872 162,786 175,308 189,917 217,048 325,572 350,616 379,834 569,751 651,144 759,668 1,139,502 1,519,336 2,279,004 and 4,558,008, with no remainder.

Since 4,558,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,558,008, 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).