Q: Is 4,710,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,710,048 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 4,710,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 43 48 56 84 86 96 112 129 163 168 172 224 258 301 326 336 344 489 516 602 652 672 688 903 978 1,032 1,141 1,204 1,304 1,376 1,806 1,956 2,064 2,282 2,408 2,608 3,423 3,612 3,912 4,128 4,564 4,816 5,216 6,846 7,009 7,224 7,824 9,128 9,632 13,692 14,018 14,448 15,648 18,256 21,027 27,384 28,036 28,896 36,512 42,054 49,063 54,768 56,072 84,108 98,126 109,536 112,144 147,189 168,216 196,252 224,288 294,378 336,432 392,504 588,756 672,864 785,008 1,177,512 1,570,016 2,355,024 and 4,710,048, with no remainder.

Since 4,710,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,710,048, 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).