Q: Is 4,981,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,981,600 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 4,981,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 32 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 160 200 208 260 325 400 416 479 520 650 800 958 1,040 1,300 1,916 2,080 2,395 2,600 3,832 4,790 5,200 6,227 7,664 9,580 10,400 11,975 12,454 15,328 19,160 23,950 24,908 31,135 38,320 47,900 49,816 62,270 76,640 95,800 99,632 124,540 155,675 191,600 199,264 249,080 311,350 383,200 498,160 622,700 996,320 1,245,400 2,490,800 and 4,981,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,981,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,981,600, 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).