Q: Is 4,971,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,971,600 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 4,971,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 600 720 900 1,200 1,381 1,800 2,762 3,600 4,143 5,524 6,905 8,286 11,048 12,429 13,810 16,572 20,715 22,096 24,858 27,620 33,144 34,525 41,430 49,716 55,240 62,145 66,288 69,050 82,860 99,432 103,575 110,480 124,290 138,100 165,720 198,864 207,150 248,580 276,200 310,725 331,440 414,300 497,160 552,400 621,450 828,600 994,320 1,242,900 1,657,200 2,485,800 and 4,971,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,971,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,971,600, 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).