Q: Is 4,729,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,729,900 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 4,729,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 29 35 50 58 70 100 116 140 145 175 203 233 290 350 406 466 580 700 725 812 932 1,015 1,165 1,450 1,631 2,030 2,330 2,900 3,262 4,060 4,660 5,075 5,825 6,524 6,757 8,155 10,150 11,650 13,514 16,310 20,300 23,300 27,028 32,620 33,785 40,775 47,299 67,570 81,550 94,598 135,140 163,100 168,925 189,196 236,495 337,850 472,990 675,700 945,980 1,182,475 2,364,950 and 4,729,900, with no remainder.

Since 4,729,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,729,900, 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).