Q: Is 4,738,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,738,350 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 4,738,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 31 50 62 75 93 150 155 186 310 465 775 930 1,019 1,550 2,038 2,325 3,057 4,650 5,095 6,114 10,190 15,285 25,475 30,570 31,589 50,950 63,178 76,425 94,767 152,850 157,945 189,534 315,890 473,835 789,725 947,670 1,579,450 2,369,175 and 4,738,350, with no remainder.

Since 4,738,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,738,350, 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).