Q: Is 4,968,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,968,120 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 4,968,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 2,179 2,280 4,358 6,537 8,716 10,895 13,074 17,432 21,790 26,148 32,685 41,401 43,580 52,296 65,370 82,802 87,160 124,203 130,740 165,604 207,005 248,406 261,480 331,208 414,010 496,812 621,015 828,020 993,624 1,242,030 1,656,040 2,484,060 and 4,968,120, with no remainder.

Since 4,968,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,968,120, 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).