Q: Is 4,694,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,694,970 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 4,694,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 79 105 158 210 237 283 395 474 553 566 790 849 1,106 1,185 1,415 1,659 1,698 1,981 2,370 2,765 2,830 3,318 3,962 4,245 5,530 5,943 8,295 8,490 9,905 11,886 16,590 19,810 22,357 29,715 44,714 59,430 67,071 111,785 134,142 156,499 223,570 312,998 335,355 469,497 670,710 782,495 938,994 1,564,990 2,347,485 and 4,694,970, with no remainder.

Since 4,694,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,694,970, 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).