Q: Is 4,585,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,585,000 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 4,585,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 131 140 175 200 250 262 280 350 500 524 625 655 700 875 917 1,000 1,048 1,250 1,310 1,400 1,750 1,834 2,500 2,620 3,275 3,500 3,668 4,375 4,585 5,000 5,240 6,550 7,000 7,336 8,750 9,170 13,100 16,375 17,500 18,340 22,925 26,200 32,750 35,000 36,680 45,850 65,500 81,875 91,700 114,625 131,000 163,750 183,400 229,250 327,500 458,500 573,125 655,000 917,000 1,146,250 2,292,500 and 4,585,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,585,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,585,000, 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).