Q: Is 4,727,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,727,600 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 4,727,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 53 80 100 106 200 212 223 265 400 424 446 530 848 892 1,060 1,115 1,325 1,784 2,120 2,230 2,650 3,568 4,240 4,460 5,300 5,575 8,920 10,600 11,150 11,819 17,840 21,200 22,300 23,638 44,600 47,276 59,095 89,200 94,552 118,190 189,104 236,380 295,475 472,760 590,950 945,520 1,181,900 2,363,800 and 4,727,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,727,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,727,600, 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).