Q: Is 4,572,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,572,624 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 4,572,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 31 42 48 56 62 84 93 112 124 168 186 217 248 336 372 434 439 496 651 744 868 878 1,302 1,317 1,488 1,736 1,756 2,604 2,634 3,073 3,472 3,512 5,208 5,268 6,146 7,024 9,219 10,416 10,536 12,292 13,609 18,438 21,072 24,584 27,218 36,876 40,827 49,168 54,436 73,752 81,654 95,263 108,872 147,504 163,308 190,526 217,744 285,789 326,616 381,052 571,578 653,232 762,104 1,143,156 1,524,208 2,286,312 and 4,572,624, with no remainder.

Since 4,572,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,572,624, 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).