Q: Is 4,615,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,615,920 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 4,615,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,137 2,160 4,274 6,411 8,548 10,685 12,822 17,096 19,233 21,370 25,644 32,055 34,192 38,466 42,740 51,288 57,699 64,110 76,932 85,480 96,165 102,576 115,398 128,220 153,864 170,960 192,330 230,796 256,440 288,495 307,728 384,660 461,592 512,880 576,990 769,320 923,184 1,153,980 1,538,640 2,307,960 and 4,615,920, with no remainder.

Since 4,615,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,615,920, 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).