Q: Is 4,883,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,883,970 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 4,883,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 26 30 35 39 42 65 70 78 91 105 130 182 195 210 273 390 455 546 910 1,365 1,789 2,730 3,578 5,367 8,945 10,734 12,523 17,890 23,257 25,046 26,835 37,569 46,514 53,670 62,615 69,771 75,138 116,285 125,230 139,542 162,799 187,845 232,570 325,598 348,855 375,690 488,397 697,710 813,995 976,794 1,627,990 2,441,985 and 4,883,970, with no remainder.

Since 4,883,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,883,970, 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).