Q: Is 4,646,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,646,000 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 4,646,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 40 46 50 80 92 100 101 115 125 184 200 202 230 250 368 400 404 460 500 505 575 808 920 1,000 1,010 1,150 1,616 1,840 2,000 2,020 2,300 2,323 2,525 2,875 4,040 4,600 4,646 5,050 5,750 8,080 9,200 9,292 10,100 11,500 11,615 12,625 18,584 20,200 23,000 23,230 25,250 37,168 40,400 46,000 46,460 50,500 58,075 92,920 101,000 116,150 185,840 202,000 232,300 290,375 464,600 580,750 929,200 1,161,500 2,323,000 and 4,646,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,646,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,646,000, 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).