Q: Is 4,752,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,752,600 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 4,752,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 89 100 120 150 178 200 267 300 356 445 534 600 712 890 1,068 1,335 1,780 2,136 2,225 2,670 3,560 4,450 5,340 6,675 7,921 8,900 10,680 13,350 15,842 17,800 23,763 26,700 31,684 39,605 47,526 53,400 63,368 79,210 95,052 118,815 158,420 190,104 198,025 237,630 316,840 396,050 475,260 594,075 792,100 950,520 1,188,150 1,584,200 2,376,300 and 4,752,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,752,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,752,600, 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).