Q: Is 4,877,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,877,010 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 4,877,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 81 90 135 162 223 243 270 405 446 486 669 729 810 1,115 1,215 1,338 1,458 2,007 2,187 2,230 2,430 3,345 3,645 4,014 4,374 6,021 6,690 7,290 10,035 10,935 12,042 18,063 20,070 21,870 30,105 36,126 54,189 60,210 90,315 108,378 162,567 180,630 270,945 325,134 487,701 541,890 812,835 975,402 1,625,670 2,438,505 and 4,877,010, with no remainder.

Since 4,877,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,877,010, 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).