Q: Is 4,645,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,645,500 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 4,645,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 125 150 163 190 228 250 285 300 326 375 380 475 489 500 570 652 750 815 950 978 1,140 1,425 1,500 1,630 1,900 1,956 2,375 2,445 2,850 3,097 3,260 4,075 4,750 4,890 5,700 6,194 7,125 8,150 9,291 9,500 9,780 12,225 12,388 14,250 15,485 16,300 18,582 20,375 24,450 28,500 30,970 37,164 40,750 46,455 48,900 61,125 61,940 77,425 81,500 92,910 122,250 154,850 185,820 232,275 244,500 309,700 387,125 464,550 774,250 929,100 1,161,375 1,548,500 2,322,750 and 4,645,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,645,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,645,500, 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).