Q: Is 4,712,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,712,100 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 4,712,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 113 139 150 226 278 300 339 417 452 556 565 678 695 834 1,130 1,356 1,390 1,668 1,695 2,085 2,260 2,780 2,825 3,390 3,475 4,170 5,650 6,780 6,950 8,340 8,475 10,425 11,300 13,900 15,707 16,950 20,850 31,414 33,900 41,700 47,121 62,828 78,535 94,242 157,070 188,484 235,605 314,140 392,675 471,210 785,350 942,420 1,178,025 1,570,700 2,356,050 and 4,712,100, with no remainder.

Since 4,712,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,712,100, 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).