Q: Is 4,939,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,939,520 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 4,939,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 128 136 160 170 227 256 272 320 340 454 544 640 680 908 1,088 1,135 1,280 1,360 1,816 2,176 2,270 2,720 3,632 3,859 4,352 4,540 5,440 7,264 7,718 9,080 10,880 14,528 15,436 18,160 19,295 21,760 29,056 30,872 36,320 38,590 58,112 61,744 72,640 77,180 123,488 145,280 154,360 246,976 290,560 308,720 493,952 617,440 987,904 1,234,880 2,469,760 and 4,939,520, with no remainder.

Since 4,939,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,939,520, 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).