Q: Is 4,696,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,696,400 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 4,696,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 59 80 100 118 199 200 236 295 398 400 472 590 796 944 995 1,180 1,475 1,592 1,990 2,360 2,950 3,184 3,980 4,720 4,975 5,900 7,960 9,950 11,741 11,800 15,920 19,900 23,482 23,600 39,800 46,964 58,705 79,600 93,928 117,410 187,856 234,820 293,525 469,640 587,050 939,280 1,174,100 2,348,200 and 4,696,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,696,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,696,400, 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).