Q: Is 4,845,690 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,845,690 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 4,845,690 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 131 135 137 262 270 274 393 411 655 685 786 822 1,179 1,233 1,310 1,370 1,965 2,055 2,358 2,466 3,537 3,699 3,930 4,110 5,895 6,165 7,074 7,398 11,790 12,330 17,685 17,947 18,495 35,370 35,894 36,990 53,841 89,735 107,682 161,523 179,470 269,205 323,046 484,569 538,410 807,615 969,138 1,615,230 2,422,845 and 4,845,690, with no remainder.

Since 4,845,690 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,845,690, 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).