Q: Is 4,822,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,822,500 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 4,822,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 643 750 1,250 1,286 1,500 1,875 1,929 2,500 2,572 3,215 3,750 3,858 6,430 7,500 7,716 9,645 12,860 16,075 19,290 32,150 38,580 48,225 64,300 80,375 96,450 160,750 192,900 241,125 321,500 401,875 482,250 803,750 964,500 1,205,625 1,607,500 2,411,250 and 4,822,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,822,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,822,500, 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).