Q: Is 4,804,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,804,464 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 4,804,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 79 84 112 158 168 181 237 316 336 362 474 543 553 632 724 948 1,086 1,106 1,264 1,267 1,448 1,659 1,896 2,172 2,212 2,534 2,896 3,318 3,792 3,801 4,344 4,424 5,068 6,636 7,602 8,688 8,848 10,136 13,272 14,299 15,204 20,272 26,544 28,598 30,408 42,897 57,196 60,816 85,794 100,093 114,392 171,588 200,186 228,784 300,279 343,176 400,372 600,558 686,352 800,744 1,201,116 1,601,488 2,402,232 and 4,804,464, with no remainder.

Since 4,804,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,804,464, 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).