Q: Is 4,962,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,962,800 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 4,962,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 152 190 200 304 380 400 475 653 760 950 1,306 1,520 1,900 2,612 3,265 3,800 5,224 6,530 7,600 10,448 12,407 13,060 16,325 24,814 26,120 32,650 49,628 52,240 62,035 65,300 99,256 124,070 130,600 198,512 248,140 261,200 310,175 496,280 620,350 992,560 1,240,700 2,481,400 and 4,962,800, with no remainder.

Since 4,962,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,962,800, 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).