Q: Is 4,728,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,728,200 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 4,728,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 94 100 188 200 235 376 470 503 940 1,006 1,175 1,880 2,012 2,350 2,515 4,024 4,700 5,030 9,400 10,060 12,575 20,120 23,641 25,150 47,282 50,300 94,564 100,600 118,205 189,128 236,410 472,820 591,025 945,640 1,182,050 2,364,100 and 4,728,200, with no remainder.

Since 4,728,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,728,200, 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).