Q: Is 4,676,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,676,880 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 4,676,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 780 1,040 1,499 1,560 2,998 3,120 4,497 5,996 7,495 8,994 11,992 14,990 17,988 19,487 22,485 23,984 29,980 35,976 38,974 44,970 58,461 59,960 71,952 77,948 89,940 97,435 116,922 119,920 155,896 179,880 194,870 233,844 292,305 311,792 359,760 389,740 467,688 584,610 779,480 935,376 1,169,220 1,558,960 2,338,440 and 4,676,880, with no remainder.

Since 4,676,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,676,880, 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).