Q: Is 4,768,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,768,680 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 4,768,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 490 588 735 811 840 980 1,176 1,470 1,622 1,960 2,433 2,940 3,244 4,055 4,866 5,677 5,880 6,488 8,110 9,732 11,354 12,165 16,220 17,031 19,464 22,708 24,330 28,385 32,440 34,062 39,739 45,416 48,660 56,770 68,124 79,478 85,155 97,320 113,540 119,217 136,248 158,956 170,310 198,695 227,080 238,434 317,912 340,620 397,390 476,868 596,085 681,240 794,780 953,736 1,192,170 1,589,560 2,384,340 and 4,768,680, with no remainder.

Since 4,768,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,768,680, 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).