Q: Is 4,888,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,888,920 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 4,888,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 131 262 311 393 524 622 655 786 933 1,048 1,244 1,310 1,555 1,572 1,866 1,965 2,488 2,620 3,110 3,144 3,732 3,930 4,665 5,240 6,220 7,464 7,860 9,330 12,440 15,720 18,660 37,320 40,741 81,482 122,223 162,964 203,705 244,446 325,928 407,410 488,892 611,115 814,820 977,784 1,222,230 1,629,640 2,444,460 and 4,888,920, with no remainder.

Since 4,888,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,888,920, 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).