Q: Is 4,860,135 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,860,135 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 4,860,135 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 27 35 37 45 63 105 111 135 139 185 189 259 315 333 417 555 695 777 945 973 999 1,251 1,295 1,665 2,085 2,331 2,919 3,753 3,885 4,865 4,995 5,143 6,255 6,993 8,757 11,655 14,595 15,429 18,765 25,715 26,271 34,965 36,001 43,785 46,287 77,145 108,003 131,355 138,861 180,005 231,435 324,009 540,015 694,305 972,027 1,620,045 and 4,860,135, with no remainder.

Since 4,860,135 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,860,135, 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).