Q: Is 4,621,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,621,620 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 4,621,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 23 30 34 46 51 60 68 69 85 92 102 115 138 170 197 204 230 255 276 340 345 391 394 460 510 591 690 782 788 985 1,020 1,173 1,182 1,380 1,564 1,955 1,970 2,346 2,364 2,955 3,349 3,910 3,940 4,531 4,692 5,865 5,910 6,698 7,820 9,062 10,047 11,730 11,820 13,396 13,593 16,745 18,124 20,094 22,655 23,460 27,186 33,490 40,188 45,310 50,235 54,372 66,980 67,965 77,027 90,620 100,470 135,930 154,054 200,940 231,081 271,860 308,108 385,135 462,162 770,270 924,324 1,155,405 1,540,540 2,310,810 and 4,621,620, with no remainder.

Since 4,621,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,621,620, 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).