Q: Is 4,936,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,936,500 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 4,936,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 900 1,097 1,125 1,500 2,194 2,250 3,291 4,388 4,500 5,485 6,582 9,873 10,970 13,164 16,455 19,746 21,940 27,425 32,910 39,492 49,365 54,850 65,820 82,275 98,730 109,700 137,125 164,550 197,460 246,825 274,250 329,100 411,375 493,650 548,500 822,750 987,300 1,234,125 1,645,500 2,468,250 and 4,936,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,936,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,936,500, 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).