Q: Is 4,949,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,949,700 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 4,949,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 2,357 4,714 7,071 9,428 11,785 14,142 16,499 23,570 28,284 32,998 35,355 47,140 49,497 58,925 65,996 70,710 82,495 98,994 117,850 141,420 164,990 176,775 197,988 235,700 247,485 329,980 353,550 412,475 494,970 707,100 824,950 989,940 1,237,425 1,649,900 2,474,850 and 4,949,700, with no remainder.

Since 4,949,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,949,700, 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).