Q: Is 4,568,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,568,000 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 4,568,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 571 800 1,000 1,142 1,600 2,000 2,284 2,855 4,000 4,568 5,710 8,000 9,136 11,420 14,275 18,272 22,840 28,550 36,544 45,680 57,100 71,375 91,360 114,200 142,750 182,720 228,400 285,500 456,800 571,000 913,600 1,142,000 2,284,000 and 4,568,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,568,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,568,000, 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).