Q: Is 4,782,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,782,900 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 4,782,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 107 149 150 214 298 300 321 428 447 535 596 642 745 894 1,070 1,284 1,490 1,605 1,788 2,140 2,235 2,675 2,980 3,210 3,725 4,470 5,350 6,420 7,450 8,025 8,940 10,700 11,175 14,900 15,943 16,050 22,350 31,886 32,100 44,700 47,829 63,772 79,715 95,658 159,430 191,316 239,145 318,860 398,575 478,290 797,150 956,580 1,195,725 1,594,300 2,391,450 and 4,782,900, with no remainder.

Since 4,782,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,782,900, 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).