Q: Is 4,685,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,685,560 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 4,685,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 23 40 44 46 55 88 92 110 115 184 220 230 253 440 460 463 506 920 926 1,012 1,265 1,852 2,024 2,315 2,530 3,704 4,630 5,060 5,093 9,260 10,120 10,186 10,649 18,520 20,372 21,298 25,465 40,744 42,596 50,930 53,245 85,192 101,860 106,490 117,139 203,720 212,980 234,278 425,960 468,556 585,695 937,112 1,171,390 2,342,780 and 4,685,560, with no remainder.

Since 4,685,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,685,560, 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).