Q: Is 4,817,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,817,520 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 4,817,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 6,691 13,382 20,073 26,764 33,455 40,146 53,528 60,219 66,910 80,292 100,365 107,056 120,438 133,820 160,584 200,730 240,876 267,640 301,095 321,168 401,460 481,752 535,280 602,190 802,920 963,504 1,204,380 1,605,840 2,408,760 and 4,817,520, with no remainder.

Since 4,817,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,817,520, 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).