Q: Is 4,638,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,638,660 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 4,638,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 19 20 26 30 38 39 52 57 60 65 76 78 95 114 130 156 190 195 228 247 260 285 313 380 390 494 570 626 741 780 939 988 1,140 1,235 1,252 1,482 1,565 1,878 2,470 2,964 3,130 3,705 3,756 4,069 4,695 4,940 5,947 6,260 7,410 8,138 9,390 11,894 12,207 14,820 16,276 17,841 18,780 20,345 23,788 24,414 29,735 35,682 40,690 48,828 59,470 61,035 71,364 77,311 81,380 89,205 118,940 122,070 154,622 178,410 231,933 244,140 309,244 356,820 386,555 463,866 773,110 927,732 1,159,665 1,546,220 2,319,330 and 4,638,660, with no remainder.

Since 4,638,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,638,660, 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).