Q: Is 4,704,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,704,360 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 4,704,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 197 199 394 398 591 597 788 796 985 995 1,182 1,194 1,576 1,592 1,970 1,990 2,364 2,388 2,955 2,985 3,940 3,980 4,728 4,776 5,910 5,970 7,880 7,960 11,820 11,940 23,640 23,880 39,203 78,406 117,609 156,812 196,015 235,218 313,624 392,030 470,436 588,045 784,060 940,872 1,176,090 1,568,120 2,352,180 and 4,704,360, with no remainder.

Since 4,704,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,704,360, 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).