Q: Is 4,892,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,892,500 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 4,892,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 103 125 190 206 250 380 412 475 500 515 625 950 1,030 1,250 1,900 1,957 2,060 2,375 2,500 2,575 3,914 4,750 5,150 7,828 9,500 9,785 10,300 11,875 12,875 19,570 23,750 25,750 39,140 47,500 48,925 51,500 64,375 97,850 128,750 195,700 244,625 257,500 489,250 978,500 1,223,125 2,446,250 and 4,892,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,892,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,892,500, 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).