Q: Is 4,666,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,666,900 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 4,666,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 59 70 100 113 118 140 175 226 236 295 350 413 452 565 590 700 791 826 1,130 1,180 1,475 1,582 1,652 2,065 2,260 2,825 2,950 3,164 3,955 4,130 5,650 5,900 6,667 7,910 8,260 10,325 11,300 13,334 15,820 19,775 20,650 26,668 33,335 39,550 41,300 46,669 66,670 79,100 93,338 133,340 166,675 186,676 233,345 333,350 466,690 666,700 933,380 1,166,725 2,333,450 and 4,666,900, with no remainder.

Since 4,666,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,666,900, 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).