Q: Is 4,860,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,860,960 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 4,860,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 19 20 24 26 30 32 38 39 40 41 48 52 57 60 65 76 78 80 82 95 96 104 114 120 123 130 152 156 160 164 190 195 205 208 228 240 246 247 260 285 304 312 328 380 390 410 416 456 480 492 494 520 533 570 608 615 624 656 741 760 779 780 820 912 984 988 1,040 1,066 1,140 1,230 1,235 1,248 1,312 1,482 1,520 1,558 1,560 1,599 1,640 1,824 1,968 1,976 2,080 2,132 2,280 2,337 2,460 2,470 2,665 2,964 3,040 3,116 3,120 3,198 3,280 3,705 3,895 3,936 3,952 4,264 4,560 4,674 4,920 4,940 5,330 5,928 6,232 6,240 6,396 6,560 7,410 7,790 7,904 7,995 8,528 9,120 9,348 9,840 9,880 10,127 10,660 11,685 11,856 12,464 12,792 14,820 15,580 15,990 17,056 18,696 19,680 19,760 20,254 21,320 23,370 23,712 24,928 25,584 29,640 30,381 31,160 31,980 37,392 39,520 40,508 42,640 46,740 50,635 51,168 59,280 60,762 62,320 63,960 74,784 81,016 85,280 93,480 101,270 118,560 121,524 124,640 127,920 151,905 162,032 186,960 202,540 243,048 255,840 303,810 324,064 373,920 405,080 486,096 607,620 810,160 972,192 1,215,240 1,620,320 2,430,480 and 4,860,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,860,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,860,960, 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).