Q: Is 4,946,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,946,490 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 4,946,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 53 61 85 90 102 106 122 153 159 170 183 255 265 305 306 318 366 477 510 530 549 610 765 795 901 915 954 1,037 1,098 1,530 1,590 1,802 1,830 2,074 2,385 2,703 2,745 3,111 3,233 4,505 4,770 5,185 5,406 5,490 6,222 6,466 8,109 9,010 9,333 9,699 10,370 13,515 15,555 16,165 16,218 18,666 19,398 27,030 29,097 31,110 32,330 40,545 46,665 48,495 54,961 58,194 81,090 93,330 96,990 109,922 145,485 164,883 274,805 290,970 329,766 494,649 549,610 824,415 989,298 1,648,830 2,473,245 and 4,946,490, with no remainder.

Since 4,946,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,946,490, 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).