Q: Is 4,768,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,768,500 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 4,768,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 17 20 22 25 30 33 34 44 50 51 55 60 66 68 75 85 100 102 110 125 132 150 165 170 187 204 220 250 255 275 289 300 330 340 374 375 425 500 510 550 561 578 660 748 750 825 850 867 935 1,020 1,100 1,122 1,156 1,275 1,375 1,445 1,500 1,650 1,700 1,734 1,870 2,125 2,244 2,550 2,750 2,805 2,890 3,179 3,300 3,468 3,740 4,125 4,250 4,335 4,675 5,100 5,500 5,610 5,780 6,358 6,375 7,225 8,250 8,500 8,670 9,350 9,537 11,220 12,716 12,750 14,025 14,450 15,895 16,500 17,340 18,700 19,074 21,675 23,375 25,500 28,050 28,900 31,790 36,125 38,148 43,350 46,750 47,685 56,100 63,580 70,125 72,250 79,475 86,700 93,500 95,370 108,375 140,250 144,500 158,950 190,740 216,750 238,425 280,500 317,900 397,375 433,500 476,850 794,750 953,700 1,192,125 1,589,500 2,384,250 and 4,768,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,768,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,768,500, 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).