Q: Is 4,620,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,620,462 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 4,620,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 66 73 77 137 146 154 219 231 274 411 438 462 511 803 822 959 1,022 1,507 1,533 1,606 1,918 2,409 2,877 3,014 3,066 4,521 4,818 5,621 5,754 9,042 10,001 10,549 11,242 16,863 20,002 21,098 30,003 31,647 33,726 60,006 63,294 70,007 110,011 140,014 210,021 220,022 330,033 420,042 660,066 770,077 1,540,154 2,310,231 and 4,620,462, with no remainder.

Since 4,620,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,620,462, 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).