Q: Is 4,905,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,905,420 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 4,905,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 19 20 26 30 38 39 52 57 60 65 76 78 95 114 130 156 190 195 228 247 260 285 331 380 390 494 570 662 741 780 988 993 1,140 1,235 1,324 1,482 1,655 1,986 2,470 2,964 3,310 3,705 3,972 4,303 4,940 4,965 6,289 6,620 7,410 8,606 9,930 12,578 12,909 14,820 17,212 18,867 19,860 21,515 25,156 25,818 31,445 37,734 43,030 51,636 62,890 64,545 75,468 81,757 86,060 94,335 125,780 129,090 163,514 188,670 245,271 258,180 327,028 377,340 408,785 490,542 817,570 981,084 1,226,355 1,635,140 2,452,710 and 4,905,420, with no remainder.

Since 4,905,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,905,420, 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).