Q: Is 4,649,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,649,580 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 4,649,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,170 1,987 2,340 3,974 5,961 7,948 9,935 11,922 17,883 19,870 23,844 25,831 29,805 35,766 39,740 51,662 59,610 71,532 77,493 89,415 103,324 119,220 129,155 154,986 178,830 232,479 258,310 309,972 357,660 387,465 464,958 516,620 774,930 929,916 1,162,395 1,549,860 2,324,790 and 4,649,580, with no remainder.

Since 4,649,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,649,580, 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).