Q: Is 4,804,884 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,804,884 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 4,804,884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 42 46 63 69 84 92 126 138 161 207 252 276 322 414 483 644 828 829 966 1,449 1,658 1,932 2,487 2,898 3,316 4,974 5,796 5,803 7,461 9,948 11,606 14,922 17,409 19,067 23,212 29,844 34,818 38,134 52,227 57,201 69,636 76,268 104,454 114,402 133,469 171,603 208,908 228,804 266,938 343,206 400,407 533,876 686,412 800,814 1,201,221 1,601,628 2,402,442 and 4,804,884, with no remainder.

Since 4,804,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,804,884, 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).