Q: Is 4,643,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,643,436 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 4,643,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 53 84 98 106 147 149 159 196 212 294 298 318 371 447 588 596 636 742 894 1,043 1,113 1,484 1,788 2,086 2,226 2,597 3,129 4,172 4,452 5,194 6,258 7,301 7,791 7,897 10,388 12,516 14,602 15,582 15,794 21,903 23,691 29,204 31,164 31,588 43,806 47,382 55,279 87,612 94,764 110,558 165,837 221,116 331,674 386,953 663,348 773,906 1,160,859 1,547,812 2,321,718 and 4,643,436, with no remainder.

Since 4,643,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,643,436, 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).