Q: Is 4,698,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,698,960 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 4,698,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,680 2,797 5,594 8,391 11,188 13,985 16,782 19,579 22,376 27,970 33,564 39,158 41,955 44,752 55,940 58,737 67,128 78,316 83,910 97,895 111,880 117,474 134,256 156,632 167,820 195,790 223,760 234,948 293,685 313,264 335,640 391,580 469,896 587,370 671,280 783,160 939,792 1,174,740 1,566,320 2,349,480 and 4,698,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,698,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,698,960, 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).