Q: Is 4,774,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,774,950 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 4,774,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 45 50 54 75 81 90 131 135 150 162 225 243 262 270 393 405 450 486 655 675 729 786 810 1,179 1,215 1,310 1,350 1,458 1,965 2,025 2,358 2,430 3,275 3,537 3,645 3,930 4,050 5,895 6,075 6,550 7,074 7,290 9,825 10,611 11,790 12,150 17,685 18,225 19,650 21,222 29,475 31,833 35,370 36,450 53,055 58,950 63,666 88,425 95,499 106,110 159,165 176,850 190,998 265,275 318,330 477,495 530,550 795,825 954,990 1,591,650 2,387,475 and 4,774,950, with no remainder.

Since 4,774,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,774,950, 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).