Q: Is 4,926,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,926,720 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 4,926,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 256 320 384 480 640 768 960 1,280 1,283 1,920 2,566 3,840 3,849 5,132 6,415 7,698 10,264 12,830 15,396 19,245 20,528 25,660 30,792 38,490 41,056 51,320 61,584 76,980 82,112 102,640 123,168 153,960 164,224 205,280 246,336 307,920 328,448 410,560 492,672 615,840 821,120 985,344 1,231,680 1,642,240 2,463,360 and 4,926,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,926,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,926,720, 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).