Q: Is 4,962,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,962,600 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 4,962,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 135 150 180 200 216 225 270 300 360 450 540 600 675 900 919 1,080 1,350 1,800 1,838 2,700 2,757 3,676 4,595 5,400 5,514 7,352 8,271 9,190 11,028 13,785 16,542 18,380 22,056 22,975 24,813 27,570 33,084 36,760 41,355 45,950 49,626 55,140 66,168 68,925 82,710 91,900 99,252 110,280 124,065 137,850 165,420 183,800 198,504 206,775 248,130 275,700 330,840 413,550 496,260 551,400 620,325 827,100 992,520 1,240,650 1,654,200 2,481,300 and 4,962,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,962,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,962,600, 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).