Q: Is 4,742,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,742,800 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 4,742,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 142 167 200 284 334 355 400 568 668 710 835 1,136 1,336 1,420 1,670 1,775 2,672 2,840 3,340 3,550 4,175 5,680 6,680 7,100 8,350 11,857 13,360 14,200 16,700 23,714 28,400 33,400 47,428 59,285 66,800 94,856 118,570 189,712 237,140 296,425 474,280 592,850 948,560 1,185,700 2,371,400 and 4,742,800, with no remainder.

Since 4,742,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,742,800, 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).