Q: Is 4,646,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,646,448 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 4,646,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 41 48 72 82 123 144 164 246 328 369 492 656 738 787 984 1,476 1,574 1,968 2,361 2,952 3,148 4,722 5,904 6,296 7,083 9,444 12,592 14,166 18,888 28,332 32,267 37,776 56,664 64,534 96,801 113,328 129,068 193,602 258,136 290,403 387,204 516,272 580,806 774,408 1,161,612 1,548,816 2,323,224 and 4,646,448, with no remainder.

Since 4,646,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,646,448, 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).