Q: Is 4,942,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,942,000 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 4,942,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 353 400 500 560 700 706 875 1,000 1,400 1,412 1,750 1,765 2,000 2,471 2,800 2,824 3,500 3,530 4,942 5,648 7,000 7,060 8,825 9,884 12,355 14,000 14,120 17,650 19,768 24,710 28,240 35,300 39,536 44,125 49,420 61,775 70,600 88,250 98,840 123,550 141,200 176,500 197,680 247,100 308,875 353,000 494,200 617,750 706,000 988,400 1,235,500 2,471,000 and 4,942,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,942,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,942,000, 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).