Q: Is 4,702,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,702,700 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 4,702,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 37 41 50 62 74 82 100 124 148 155 164 185 205 310 370 410 620 740 775 820 925 1,025 1,147 1,271 1,517 1,550 1,850 2,050 2,294 2,542 3,034 3,100 3,700 4,100 4,588 5,084 5,735 6,068 6,355 7,585 11,470 12,710 15,170 22,940 25,420 28,675 30,340 31,775 37,925 47,027 57,350 63,550 75,850 94,054 114,700 127,100 151,700 188,108 235,135 470,270 940,540 1,175,675 2,351,350 and 4,702,700, with no remainder.

Since 4,702,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,702,700, 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).