Q: Is 4,802,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,802,784 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 4,802,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 196 224 294 336 392 588 672 784 1,021 1,176 1,568 2,042 2,352 3,063 4,084 4,704 6,126 7,147 8,168 12,252 14,294 16,336 21,441 24,504 28,588 32,672 42,882 49,008 50,029 57,176 85,764 98,016 100,058 114,352 150,087 171,528 200,116 228,704 300,174 343,056 400,232 600,348 686,112 800,464 1,200,696 1,600,928 2,401,392 and 4,802,784, with no remainder.

Since 4,802,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,802,784, 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).