Q: Is 4,873,638 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,873,638 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 4,873,638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 14 21 22 33 42 49 66 77 98 121 137 147 154 231 242 274 294 363 411 462 539 726 822 847 959 1,078 1,507 1,617 1,694 1,918 2,541 2,877 3,014 3,234 4,521 5,082 5,754 5,929 6,713 9,042 10,549 11,858 13,426 16,577 17,787 20,139 21,098 31,647 33,154 35,574 40,278 49,731 63,294 73,843 99,462 116,039 147,686 221,529 232,078 348,117 443,058 696,234 812,273 1,624,546 2,436,819 and 4,873,638, with no remainder.

Since 4,873,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,873,638, 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).