Q: Is 4,708,935 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,708,935 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 4,708,935 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 27 33 35 45 55 63 77 81 99 105 135 151 165 189 231 297 315 385 405 453 495 567 693 755 891 945 1,057 1,155 1,359 1,485 1,661 2,079 2,265 2,835 3,171 3,465 4,077 4,455 4,983 5,285 6,237 6,795 8,305 9,513 10,395 11,627 12,231 14,949 15,855 20,385 24,915 28,539 31,185 34,881 44,847 47,565 58,135 61,155 74,745 85,617 104,643 134,541 142,695 174,405 224,235 313,929 428,085 523,215 672,705 941,787 1,569,645 and 4,708,935, with no remainder.

Since 4,708,935 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,708,935, 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).