Q: Is 4,678,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,678,716 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 4,678,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 73 84 98 109 146 147 196 218 219 292 294 327 436 438 511 588 654 763 876 1,022 1,308 1,526 1,533 2,044 2,289 3,052 3,066 3,577 4,578 5,341 6,132 7,154 7,957 9,156 10,682 10,731 14,308 15,914 16,023 21,364 21,462 23,871 31,828 32,046 42,924 47,742 55,699 64,092 95,484 111,398 167,097 222,796 334,194 389,893 668,388 779,786 1,169,679 1,559,572 2,339,358 and 4,678,716, with no remainder.

Since 4,678,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,678,716, 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).