Q: Is 4,776,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,776,720 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 4,776,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 780 1,040 1,531 1,560 3,062 3,120 4,593 6,124 7,655 9,186 12,248 15,310 18,372 19,903 22,965 24,496 30,620 36,744 39,806 45,930 59,709 61,240 73,488 79,612 91,860 99,515 119,418 122,480 159,224 183,720 199,030 238,836 298,545 318,448 367,440 398,060 477,672 597,090 796,120 955,344 1,194,180 1,592,240 2,388,360 and 4,776,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,776,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,776,720, 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).