Q: Is 4,967,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,967,520 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 4,967,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 79 80 96 120 131 158 160 237 240 262 316 393 395 474 480 524 632 655 786 790 948 1,048 1,185 1,264 1,310 1,572 1,580 1,896 1,965 2,096 2,370 2,528 2,620 3,144 3,160 3,792 3,930 4,192 4,740 5,240 6,288 6,320 7,584 7,860 9,480 10,349 10,480 12,576 12,640 15,720 18,960 20,698 20,960 31,047 31,440 37,920 41,396 51,745 62,094 62,880 82,792 103,490 124,188 155,235 165,584 206,980 248,376 310,470 331,168 413,960 496,752 620,940 827,920 993,504 1,241,880 1,655,840 2,483,760 and 4,967,520, with no remainder.

Since 4,967,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,967,520, 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).