Q: Is 4,718,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,718,910 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 4,718,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 23 30 35 42 46 69 70 105 115 138 161 210 230 322 345 483 690 805 966 977 1,610 1,954 2,415 2,931 4,830 4,885 5,862 6,839 9,770 13,678 14,655 20,517 22,471 29,310 34,195 41,034 44,942 67,413 68,390 102,585 112,355 134,826 157,297 205,170 224,710 314,594 337,065 471,891 674,130 786,485 943,782 1,572,970 2,359,455 and 4,718,910, with no remainder.

Since 4,718,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,718,910, 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).