Q: Is 4,977,882 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,977,882 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 4,977,882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 91 117 126 182 189 234 273 351 378 546 702 819 1,013 1,638 2,026 2,457 3,039 4,914 6,078 7,091 9,117 13,169 14,182 18,234 21,273 26,338 27,351 39,507 42,546 54,702 63,819 79,014 92,183 118,521 127,638 184,366 191,457 237,042 276,549 355,563 382,914 553,098 711,126 829,647 1,659,294 2,488,941 and 4,977,882, with no remainder.

Since 4,977,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,977,882, 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).