Q: Is 4,962,708 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,962,708 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 4,962,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 34 36 51 53 54 68 81 102 106 108 153 159 162 204 212 289 306 318 324 459 477 578 612 636 867 901 918 954 1,156 1,377 1,431 1,734 1,802 1,836 1,908 2,601 2,703 2,754 2,862 3,468 3,604 4,293 5,202 5,406 5,508 5,724 7,803 8,109 8,586 10,404 10,812 15,317 15,606 16,218 17,172 23,409 24,327 30,634 31,212 32,436 45,951 46,818 48,654 61,268 72,981 91,902 93,636 97,308 137,853 145,962 183,804 275,706 291,924 413,559 551,412 827,118 1,240,677 1,654,236 2,481,354 and 4,962,708, with no remainder.

Since 4,962,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,962,708, 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).