Q: Is 4,981,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,981,000 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 4,981,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 293 340 425 500 586 680 850 1,000 1,172 1,465 1,700 2,125 2,344 2,930 3,400 4,250 4,981 5,860 7,325 8,500 9,962 11,720 14,650 17,000 19,924 24,905 29,300 36,625 39,848 49,810 58,600 73,250 99,620 124,525 146,500 199,240 249,050 293,000 498,100 622,625 996,200 1,245,250 2,490,500 and 4,981,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,981,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,981,000, 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).