Q: Is 4,835,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,835,480 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 4,835,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 17 20 26 34 40 52 65 68 85 104 130 136 170 221 260 340 442 520 547 680 884 1,094 1,105 1,768 2,188 2,210 2,735 4,376 4,420 5,470 7,111 8,840 9,299 10,940 14,222 18,598 21,880 28,444 35,555 37,196 46,495 56,888 71,110 74,392 92,990 120,887 142,220 185,980 241,774 284,440 371,960 483,548 604,435 967,096 1,208,870 2,417,740 and 4,835,480, with no remainder.

Since 4,835,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,835,480, 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).