Q: Is 4,602,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,602,504 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 4,602,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 71 73 74 111 142 146 148 213 219 222 284 292 296 426 438 444 568 584 852 876 888 1,704 1,752 2,627 2,701 5,183 5,254 5,402 7,881 8,103 10,366 10,508 10,804 15,549 15,762 16,206 20,732 21,016 21,608 31,098 31,524 32,412 41,464 62,196 63,048 64,824 124,392 191,771 383,542 575,313 767,084 1,150,626 1,534,168 2,301,252 and 4,602,504, with no remainder.

Since 4,602,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,602,504, 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).