Q: Is 4,574,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,574,100 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 4,574,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 79 100 150 158 193 237 300 316 386 395 474 579 772 790 948 965 1,158 1,185 1,580 1,930 1,975 2,316 2,370 2,895 3,860 3,950 4,740 4,825 5,790 5,925 7,900 9,650 11,580 11,850 14,475 15,247 19,300 23,700 28,950 30,494 45,741 57,900 60,988 76,235 91,482 152,470 182,964 228,705 304,940 381,175 457,410 762,350 914,820 1,143,525 1,524,700 2,287,050 and 4,574,100, with no remainder.

Since 4,574,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,574,100, 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).