Q: Is 4,801,965 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,801,965 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 4,801,965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 19 21 29 35 57 83 87 95 105 133 145 203 249 285 399 415 435 551 581 609 665 1,015 1,245 1,577 1,653 1,743 1,995 2,407 2,755 2,905 3,045 3,857 4,731 7,221 7,885 8,265 8,715 11,039 11,571 12,035 16,849 19,285 23,655 33,117 36,105 45,733 50,547 55,195 57,855 84,245 137,199 165,585 228,665 252,735 320,131 685,995 960,393 1,600,655 and 4,801,965, with no remainder.

Since 4,801,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,801,965, 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).