Q: Is 4,836,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,836,640 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 4,836,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 37 38 40 43 74 76 80 86 95 148 152 160 172 185 190 215 296 304 344 370 380 430 592 608 688 703 740 760 817 860 1,184 1,376 1,406 1,480 1,520 1,591 1,634 1,720 2,812 2,960 3,040 3,182 3,268 3,440 3,515 4,085 5,624 5,920 6,364 6,536 6,880 7,030 7,955 8,170 11,248 12,728 13,072 14,060 15,910 16,340 22,496 25,456 26,144 28,120 30,229 31,820 32,680 50,912 56,240 60,458 63,640 65,360 112,480 120,916 127,280 130,720 151,145 241,832 254,560 302,290 483,664 604,580 967,328 1,209,160 2,418,320 and 4,836,640, with no remainder.

Since 4,836,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,836,640, 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).