Q: Is 4,614,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,614,000 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 4,614,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 769 1,000 1,200 1,500 1,538 2,000 2,307 3,000 3,076 3,845 4,614 6,000 6,152 7,690 9,228 11,535 12,304 15,380 18,456 19,225 23,070 30,760 36,912 38,450 46,140 57,675 61,520 76,900 92,280 96,125 115,350 153,800 184,560 192,250 230,700 288,375 307,600 384,500 461,400 576,750 769,000 922,800 1,153,500 1,538,000 2,307,000 and 4,614,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,614,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,614,000, 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).