Q: Is 4,896,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,896,300 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 4,896,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 380 475 570 859 950 1,140 1,425 1,718 1,900 2,577 2,850 3,436 4,295 5,154 5,700 8,590 10,308 12,885 16,321 17,180 21,475 25,770 32,642 42,950 48,963 51,540 64,425 65,284 81,605 85,900 97,926 128,850 163,210 195,852 244,815 257,700 326,420 408,025 489,630 816,050 979,260 1,224,075 1,632,100 2,448,150 and 4,896,300, with no remainder.

Since 4,896,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,896,300, 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).