Q: Is 4,785,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,785,550 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 4,785,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 25 35 50 55 70 77 110 113 121 154 175 226 242 275 350 385 550 565 605 770 791 847 1,130 1,210 1,243 1,582 1,694 1,925 2,486 2,825 3,025 3,850 3,955 4,235 5,650 6,050 6,215 7,910 8,470 8,701 12,430 13,673 17,402 19,775 21,175 27,346 31,075 39,550 42,350 43,505 62,150 68,365 87,010 95,711 136,730 191,422 217,525 341,825 435,050 478,555 683,650 957,110 2,392,775 and 4,785,550, with no remainder.

Since 4,785,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,785,550, 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).