Q: Is 4,692,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,692,636 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 4,692,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 37 39 52 74 78 111 117 148 156 222 234 271 333 444 468 481 542 666 813 962 1,084 1,332 1,443 1,626 1,924 2,439 2,886 3,252 3,523 4,329 4,878 5,772 7,046 8,658 9,756 10,027 10,569 14,092 17,316 20,054 21,138 30,081 31,707 40,108 42,276 60,162 63,414 90,243 120,324 126,828 130,351 180,486 260,702 360,972 391,053 521,404 782,106 1,173,159 1,564,212 2,346,318 and 4,692,636, with no remainder.

Since 4,692,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,692,636, 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).