Q: Is 4,752,027 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,752,027 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 4,752,027 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 29 51 63 81 87 119 153 189 203 261 289 357 459 493 567 609 783 867 1,071 1,377 1,479 1,827 2,023 2,349 2,601 3,213 3,451 4,437 5,481 6,069 7,803 8,381 9,639 10,353 13,311 16,443 18,207 23,409 25,143 31,059 39,933 54,621 58,667 75,429 93,177 163,863 176,001 226,287 279,531 528,003 678,861 1,584,009 and 4,752,027, with no remainder.

Since 4,752,027 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,752,027, 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).