Q: Is 4,666,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,666,740 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 4,666,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 31 39 52 60 62 65 78 93 124 130 155 156 186 193 195 260 310 372 386 390 403 465 579 620 772 780 806 930 965 1,158 1,209 1,612 1,860 1,930 2,015 2,316 2,418 2,509 2,895 3,860 4,030 4,836 5,018 5,790 5,983 6,045 7,527 8,060 10,036 11,580 11,966 12,090 12,545 15,054 17,949 23,932 24,180 25,090 29,915 30,108 35,898 37,635 50,180 59,830 71,796 75,270 77,779 89,745 119,660 150,540 155,558 179,490 233,337 311,116 358,980 388,895 466,674 777,790 933,348 1,166,685 1,555,580 2,333,370 and 4,666,740, with no remainder.

Since 4,666,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,666,740, 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).