Q: Is 4,863,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,863,000 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 4,863,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 1,621 3,000 3,242 4,863 6,484 8,105 9,726 12,968 16,210 19,452 24,315 32,420 38,904 40,525 48,630 64,840 81,050 97,260 121,575 162,100 194,520 202,625 243,150 324,200 405,250 486,300 607,875 810,500 972,600 1,215,750 1,621,000 2,431,500 and 4,863,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,863,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,863,000, 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).