Q: Is 4,857,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,857,500 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 4,857,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 67 100 116 125 134 145 250 268 290 335 500 580 625 670 725 1,250 1,340 1,450 1,675 1,943 2,500 2,900 3,350 3,625 3,886 6,700 7,250 7,772 8,375 9,715 14,500 16,750 18,125 19,430 33,500 36,250 38,860 41,875 48,575 72,500 83,750 97,150 167,500 194,300 242,875 485,750 971,500 1,214,375 2,428,750 and 4,857,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,857,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,857,500, 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).