Q: Is 4,730,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,730,700 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 4,730,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 390 650 780 975 1,213 1,300 1,950 2,426 3,639 3,900 4,852 6,065 7,278 12,130 14,556 15,769 18,195 24,260 30,325 31,538 36,390 47,307 60,650 63,076 72,780 78,845 90,975 94,614 121,300 157,690 181,950 189,228 236,535 315,380 363,900 394,225 473,070 788,450 946,140 1,182,675 1,576,900 2,365,350 and 4,730,700, with no remainder.

Since 4,730,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,730,700, 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).