Q: Is 4,924,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,924,620 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 4,924,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 109 180 218 251 327 436 502 545 654 753 981 1,004 1,090 1,255 1,308 1,506 1,635 1,962 2,180 2,259 2,510 3,012 3,270 3,765 3,924 4,518 4,905 5,020 6,540 7,530 9,036 9,810 11,295 15,060 19,620 22,590 27,359 45,180 54,718 82,077 109,436 136,795 164,154 246,231 273,590 328,308 410,385 492,462 547,180 820,770 984,924 1,231,155 1,641,540 2,462,310 and 4,924,620, with no remainder.

Since 4,924,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,924,620, 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).