Q: Is 4,660,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,660,000 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 4,660,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 233 250 400 466 500 625 800 932 1,000 1,165 1,250 1,864 2,000 2,330 2,500 3,728 4,000 4,660 5,000 5,825 7,456 9,320 10,000 11,650 18,640 20,000 23,300 29,125 37,280 46,600 58,250 93,200 116,500 145,625 186,400 233,000 291,250 466,000 582,500 932,000 1,165,000 2,330,000 and 4,660,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,660,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,660,000, 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).