Q: Is 4,812,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,812,700 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 4,812,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 19 20 25 34 38 50 68 76 85 95 100 149 170 190 298 323 340 380 425 475 596 646 745 850 950 1,292 1,490 1,615 1,700 1,900 2,533 2,831 2,980 3,230 3,725 5,066 5,662 6,460 7,450 8,075 10,132 11,324 12,665 14,155 14,900 16,150 25,330 28,310 32,300 48,127 50,660 56,620 63,325 70,775 96,254 126,650 141,550 192,508 240,635 253,300 283,100 481,270 962,540 1,203,175 2,406,350 and 4,812,700, with no remainder.

Since 4,812,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,812,700, 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).