Q: Is 4,847,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,847,200 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 4,847,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 73 80 83 100 146 160 166 200 292 332 365 400 415 584 664 730 800 830 1,168 1,328 1,460 1,660 1,825 2,075 2,336 2,656 2,920 3,320 3,650 4,150 5,840 6,059 6,640 7,300 8,300 11,680 12,118 13,280 14,600 16,600 24,236 29,200 30,295 33,200 48,472 58,400 60,590 66,400 96,944 121,180 151,475 193,888 242,360 302,950 484,720 605,900 969,440 1,211,800 2,423,600 and 4,847,200, with no remainder.

Since 4,847,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,847,200, 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).