Q: Is 4,708,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,708,000 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 4,708,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 32 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 107 110 125 160 176 200 214 220 250 275 352 400 428 440 500 535 550 800 856 880 1,000 1,070 1,100 1,177 1,375 1,712 1,760 2,000 2,140 2,200 2,354 2,675 2,750 3,424 4,000 4,280 4,400 4,708 5,350 5,500 5,885 8,560 8,800 9,416 10,700 11,000 11,770 13,375 17,120 18,832 21,400 22,000 23,540 26,750 29,425 37,664 42,800 44,000 47,080 53,500 58,850 85,600 94,160 107,000 117,700 147,125 188,320 214,000 235,400 294,250 428,000 470,800 588,500 941,600 1,177,000 2,354,000 and 4,708,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,708,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,708,000, 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).