Q: Is 4,708,626 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,708,626 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 4,708,626 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 17 26 34 39 51 53 67 78 102 106 134 159 201 221 318 402 442 663 689 871 901 1,139 1,326 1,378 1,742 1,802 2,067 2,278 2,613 2,703 3,417 3,551 4,134 5,226 5,406 6,834 7,102 10,653 11,713 14,807 21,306 23,426 29,614 35,139 44,421 46,163 60,367 70,278 88,842 92,326 120,734 138,489 181,101 276,978 362,202 784,771 1,569,542 2,354,313 and 4,708,626, with no remainder.

Since 4,708,626 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,708,626, 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).