Q: Is 4,684,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,684,602 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 4,684,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 29 38 39 57 58 78 87 109 114 174 218 247 327 377 494 551 654 741 754 1,102 1,131 1,417 1,482 1,653 2,071 2,262 2,834 3,161 3,306 4,142 4,251 6,213 6,322 7,163 8,502 9,483 12,426 14,326 18,966 21,489 26,923 41,093 42,978 53,846 60,059 80,769 82,186 120,118 123,279 161,538 180,177 246,558 360,354 780,767 1,561,534 2,342,301 and 4,684,602, with no remainder.

Since 4,684,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,684,602, 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).