Q: Is 4,715,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,715,490 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 4,715,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 107 113 130 195 214 226 321 339 390 535 565 642 678 1,070 1,130 1,391 1,469 1,605 1,695 2,782 2,938 3,210 3,390 4,173 4,407 6,955 7,345 8,346 8,814 12,091 13,910 14,690 20,865 22,035 24,182 36,273 41,730 44,070 60,455 72,546 120,910 157,183 181,365 314,366 362,730 471,549 785,915 943,098 1,571,830 2,357,745 and 4,715,490, with no remainder.

Since 4,715,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,715,490, 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).