Q: Is 4,887,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,887,960 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 4,887,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 46 55 56 60 66 69 70 77 84 88 92 105 110 115 120 132 138 140 154 161 165 168 184 210 220 230 231 253 264 276 280 308 322 330 345 385 420 440 460 462 483 506 529 552 616 644 660 690 759 770 805 840 920 924 966 1,012 1,058 1,155 1,265 1,288 1,320 1,380 1,518 1,540 1,587 1,610 1,771 1,848 1,932 2,024 2,116 2,310 2,415 2,530 2,645 2,760 3,036 3,080 3,174 3,220 3,542 3,703 3,795 3,864 4,232 4,620 4,830 5,060 5,290 5,313 5,819 6,072 6,348 6,440 7,084 7,406 7,590 7,935 8,855 9,240 9,660 10,120 10,580 10,626 11,109 11,638 12,696 14,168 14,812 15,180 15,870 17,457 17,710 18,515 19,320 21,160 21,252 22,218 23,276 26,565 29,095 29,624 30,360 31,740 34,914 35,420 37,030 40,733 42,504 44,436 46,552 53,130 55,545 58,190 63,480 69,828 70,840 74,060 81,466 87,285 88,872 106,260 111,090 116,380 122,199 139,656 148,120 162,932 174,570 203,665 212,520 222,180 232,760 244,398 325,864 349,140 407,330 444,360 488,796 610,995 698,280 814,660 977,592 1,221,990 1,629,320 2,443,980 and 4,887,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,887,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,887,960, 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).