Q: Is 4,851,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,851,360 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 4,851,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 720 864 1,080 1,123 1,440 2,160 2,246 3,369 4,320 4,492 5,615 6,738 8,984 10,107 11,230 13,476 16,845 17,968 20,214 22,460 26,952 30,321 33,690 35,936 40,428 44,920 50,535 53,904 60,642 67,380 80,856 89,840 101,070 107,808 121,284 134,760 151,605 161,712 179,680 202,140 242,568 269,520 303,210 323,424 404,280 485,136 539,040 606,420 808,560 970,272 1,212,840 1,617,120 2,425,680 and 4,851,360, with no remainder.

Since 4,851,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,851,360, 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).