Q: Is 4,847,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,847,430 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 4,847,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 41 42 70 82 105 123 205 210 246 287 410 563 574 615 861 1,126 1,230 1,435 1,689 1,722 2,815 2,870 3,378 3,941 4,305 5,630 7,882 8,445 8,610 11,823 16,890 19,705 23,083 23,646 39,410 46,166 59,115 69,249 115,415 118,230 138,498 161,581 230,830 323,162 346,245 484,743 692,490 807,905 969,486 1,615,810 2,423,715 and 4,847,430, with no remainder.

Since 4,847,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,847,430, 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).