Q: Is 4,657,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,657,960 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 4,657,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 61 83 92 115 122 166 184 230 244 305 332 415 460 488 610 664 830 920 1,220 1,403 1,660 1,909 2,440 2,806 3,320 3,818 5,063 5,612 7,015 7,636 9,545 10,126 11,224 14,030 15,272 19,090 20,252 25,315 28,060 38,180 40,504 50,630 56,120 76,360 101,260 116,449 202,520 232,898 465,796 582,245 931,592 1,164,490 2,328,980 and 4,657,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,657,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,657,960, 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).