Q: Is 4,659,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,659,000 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 4,659,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 1,553 3,000 3,106 4,659 6,212 7,765 9,318 12,424 15,530 18,636 23,295 31,060 37,272 38,825 46,590 62,120 77,650 93,180 116,475 155,300 186,360 194,125 232,950 310,600 388,250 465,900 582,375 776,500 931,800 1,164,750 1,553,000 2,329,500 and 4,659,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,659,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,659,000, 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).