Q: Is 4,713,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,713,984 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 4,713,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 31 32 33 36 44 48 54 62 64 66 72 88 93 96 99 108 124 128 132 144 176 186 192 198 216 248 256 264 279 288 297 341 352 372 384 396 432 496 512 528 558 576 594 682 704 744 768 792 837 864 992 1,023 1,056 1,116 1,152 1,188 1,364 1,408 1,488 1,536 1,584 1,674 1,728 1,984 2,046 2,112 2,232 2,304 2,376 2,728 2,816 2,976 3,069 3,168 3,348 3,456 3,968 4,092 4,224 4,464 4,608 4,752 5,456 5,632 5,952 6,138 6,336 6,696 6,912 7,936 8,184 8,448 8,928 9,207 9,504 10,912 11,904 12,276 12,672 13,392 13,824 15,872 16,368 16,896 17,856 18,414 19,008 21,824 23,808 24,552 25,344 26,784 32,736 35,712 36,828 38,016 43,648 47,616 49,104 50,688 53,568 65,472 71,424 73,656 76,032 87,296 98,208 107,136 130,944 142,848 147,312 152,064 174,592 196,416 214,272 261,888 294,624 392,832 428,544 523,776 589,248 785,664 1,178,496 1,571,328 2,356,992 and 4,713,984, with no remainder.

Since 4,713,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,713,984, 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).