Q: Is 4,687,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,687,860 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 4,687,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 43 46 60 69 79 86 92 115 129 138 158 172 215 230 237 258 276 316 345 395 430 460 474 516 645 690 790 860 948 989 1,185 1,290 1,380 1,580 1,817 1,978 2,370 2,580 2,967 3,397 3,634 3,956 4,740 4,945 5,451 5,934 6,794 7,268 9,085 9,890 10,191 10,902 11,868 13,588 14,835 16,985 18,170 19,780 20,382 21,804 27,255 29,670 33,970 36,340 40,764 50,955 54,510 59,340 67,940 78,131 101,910 109,020 156,262 203,820 234,393 312,524 390,655 468,786 781,310 937,572 1,171,965 1,562,620 2,343,930 and 4,687,860, with no remainder.

Since 4,687,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,687,860, 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).