Q: Is 4,864,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,864,800 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 4,864,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 2,027 2,400 4,054 6,081 8,108 10,135 12,162 16,216 20,270 24,324 30,405 32,432 40,540 48,648 50,675 60,810 64,864 81,080 97,296 101,350 121,620 152,025 162,160 194,592 202,700 243,240 304,050 324,320 405,400 486,480 608,100 810,800 972,960 1,216,200 1,621,600 2,432,400 and 4,864,800, with no remainder.

Since 4,864,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,864,800, 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).