Q: Is 4,797,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,797,200 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 4,797,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 67 80 100 134 179 200 268 335 358 400 536 670 716 895 1,072 1,340 1,432 1,675 1,790 2,680 2,864 3,350 3,580 4,475 5,360 6,700 7,160 8,950 11,993 13,400 14,320 17,900 23,986 26,800 35,800 47,972 59,965 71,600 95,944 119,930 191,888 239,860 299,825 479,720 599,650 959,440 1,199,300 2,398,600 and 4,797,200, with no remainder.

Since 4,797,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,797,200, 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).