Q: Is 4,707,066 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,707,066 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 4,707,066 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 37 39 42 74 78 91 111 182 222 233 259 273 466 481 518 546 699 777 962 1,398 1,443 1,554 1,631 2,886 3,029 3,262 3,367 4,893 6,058 6,734 8,621 9,087 9,786 10,101 17,242 18,174 20,202 21,203 25,863 42,406 51,726 60,347 63,609 112,073 120,694 127,218 181,041 224,146 336,219 362,082 672,438 784,511 1,569,022 2,353,533 and 4,707,066, with no remainder.

Since 4,707,066 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,707,066, 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).