Q: Is 4,971,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,971,300 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 4,971,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 73 75 100 146 150 219 227 292 300 365 438 454 681 730 876 908 1,095 1,135 1,362 1,460 1,825 2,190 2,270 2,724 3,405 3,650 4,380 4,540 5,475 5,675 6,810 7,300 10,950 11,350 13,620 16,571 17,025 21,900 22,700 33,142 34,050 49,713 66,284 68,100 82,855 99,426 165,710 198,852 248,565 331,420 414,275 497,130 828,550 994,260 1,242,825 1,657,100 2,485,650 and 4,971,300, with no remainder.

Since 4,971,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,971,300, 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).