Q: Is 4,782,492 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,782,492 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 4,782,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 33 36 39 44 52 66 78 99 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 396 429 468 572 858 929 1,287 1,716 1,858 2,574 2,787 3,716 5,148 5,574 8,361 10,219 11,148 12,077 16,722 20,438 24,154 30,657 33,444 36,231 40,876 48,308 61,314 72,462 91,971 108,693 122,628 132,847 144,924 183,942 217,386 265,694 367,884 398,541 434,772 531,388 797,082 1,195,623 1,594,164 2,391,246 and 4,782,492, with no remainder.

Since 4,782,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,782,492, 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).