Q: Is 4,716,792 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,716,792 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 4,716,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 29 36 54 58 72 81 87 108 116 162 174 216 232 251 261 324 348 502 522 648 696 753 783 1,004 1,044 1,506 1,566 2,008 2,088 2,259 2,349 3,012 3,132 4,518 4,698 6,024 6,264 6,777 7,279 9,036 9,396 13,554 14,558 18,072 18,792 20,331 21,837 27,108 29,116 40,662 43,674 54,216 58,232 65,511 81,324 87,348 131,022 162,648 174,696 196,533 262,044 393,066 524,088 589,599 786,132 1,179,198 1,572,264 2,358,396 and 4,716,792, with no remainder.

Since 4,716,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,716,792, 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).