Q: Is 4,775,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,775,640 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 4,775,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 1,020 2,040 2,341 4,682 7,023 9,364 11,705 14,046 18,728 23,410 28,092 35,115 39,797 46,820 56,184 70,230 79,594 93,640 119,391 140,460 159,188 198,985 238,782 280,920 318,376 397,970 477,564 596,955 795,940 955,128 1,193,910 1,591,880 2,387,820 and 4,775,640, with no remainder.

Since 4,775,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,775,640, 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).