Q: Is 4,700,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,700,500 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 4,700,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 79 85 100 119 125 140 158 170 175 238 250 316 340 350 395 425 476 500 553 595 700 790 850 875 1,106 1,190 1,343 1,580 1,700 1,750 1,975 2,125 2,212 2,380 2,686 2,765 2,975 3,500 3,950 4,250 5,372 5,530 5,950 6,715 7,900 8,500 9,401 9,875 11,060 11,900 13,430 13,825 14,875 18,802 19,750 26,860 27,650 29,750 33,575 37,604 39,500 47,005 55,300 59,500 67,150 69,125 94,010 134,300 138,250 167,875 188,020 235,025 276,500 335,750 470,050 671,500 940,100 1,175,125 2,350,250 and 4,700,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,700,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,700,500, 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).