Q: Is 4,713,555 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,713,555 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 4,713,555 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 33 35 49 53 55 77 105 121 147 159 165 231 245 265 363 371 385 539 583 605 735 795 847 1,113 1,155 1,617 1,749 1,815 1,855 2,541 2,597 2,695 2,915 4,081 4,235 5,565 5,929 6,413 7,791 8,085 8,745 12,243 12,705 12,985 17,787 19,239 20,405 28,567 29,645 32,065 38,955 44,891 61,215 85,701 88,935 96,195 134,673 142,835 224,455 314,237 428,505 673,365 942,711 1,571,185 and 4,713,555, with no remainder.

Since 4,713,555 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,713,555, 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).