Q: Is 4,831,365 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,831,365 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 4,831,365 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 33 35 47 55 77 89 105 141 165 231 235 267 329 385 445 517 623 705 979 987 1,155 1,335 1,551 1,645 1,869 2,585 2,937 3,115 3,619 4,183 4,895 4,935 6,853 7,755 9,345 10,857 12,549 14,685 18,095 20,559 20,915 29,281 34,265 46,013 54,285 62,745 87,843 102,795 138,039 146,405 230,065 322,091 439,215 690,195 966,273 1,610,455 and 4,831,365, with no remainder.

Since 4,831,365 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,831,365, 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).