Q: Is 4,879,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,879,488 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 4,879,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 97 128 131 192 194 262 291 384 388 393 524 582 776 786 1,048 1,164 1,552 1,572 2,096 2,328 3,104 3,144 4,192 4,656 6,208 6,288 8,384 9,312 12,416 12,576 12,707 16,768 18,624 25,152 25,414 37,248 38,121 50,304 50,828 76,242 101,656 152,484 203,312 304,968 406,624 609,936 813,248 1,219,872 1,626,496 2,439,744 and 4,879,488, with no remainder.

Since 4,879,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,879,488, 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).