Q: Is 4,926,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,926,960 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 4,926,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 2,281 4,562 6,843 9,124 11,405 13,686 18,248 20,529 22,810 27,372 34,215 36,496 41,058 45,620 54,744 61,587 68,430 82,116 91,240 102,645 109,488 123,174 136,860 164,232 182,480 205,290 246,348 273,720 307,935 328,464 410,580 492,696 547,440 615,870 821,160 985,392 1,231,740 1,642,320 2,463,480 and 4,926,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,926,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,926,960, 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).