Q: Is 4,885,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,885,920 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 4,885,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 27 29 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 54 58 60 65 72 78 80 81 87 90 96 104 108 116 117 120 130 135 144 145 156 160 162 174 180 195 208 216 232 234 240 260 261 270 288 290 312 324 348 351 360 377 390 405 416 432 435 464 468 480 520 522 540 580 585 624 648 696 702 720 754 780 783 810 864 870 928 936 1,040 1,044 1,053 1,080 1,131 1,160 1,170 1,248 1,296 1,305 1,392 1,404 1,440 1,508 1,560 1,566 1,620 1,740 1,755 1,872 1,885 2,080 2,088 2,106 2,160 2,262 2,320 2,340 2,349 2,592 2,610 2,784 2,808 3,016 3,120 3,132 3,240 3,393 3,480 3,510 3,744 3,770 3,915 4,176 4,212 4,320 4,524 4,640 4,680 4,698 5,220 5,265 5,616 5,655 6,032 6,240 6,264 6,480 6,786 6,960 7,020 7,540 7,830 8,352 8,424 9,048 9,360 9,396 10,179 10,440 10,530 11,232 11,310 11,745 12,064 12,528 12,960 13,572 13,920 14,040 15,080 15,660 16,848 16,965 18,096 18,720 18,792 20,358 20,880 21,060 22,620 23,490 25,056 27,144 28,080 30,160 30,537 31,320 33,696 33,930 36,192 37,584 40,716 41,760 42,120 45,240 46,980 50,895 54,288 56,160 60,320 61,074 62,640 67,860 75,168 81,432 84,240 90,480 93,960 101,790 108,576 122,148 125,280 135,720 152,685 162,864 168,480 180,960 187,920 203,580 244,296 271,440 305,370 325,728 375,840 407,160 488,592 542,880 610,740 814,320 977,184 1,221,480 1,628,640 2,442,960 and 4,885,920, with no remainder.

Since 4,885,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,885,920, 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).