Q: Is 4,983,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,983,120 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 4,983,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 81 90 108 120 135 144 162 180 216 240 270 324 360 405 432 540 648 720 769 810 1,080 1,296 1,538 1,620 2,160 2,307 3,076 3,240 3,845 4,614 6,152 6,480 6,921 7,690 9,228 11,535 12,304 13,842 15,380 18,456 20,763 23,070 27,684 30,760 34,605 36,912 41,526 46,140 55,368 61,520 62,289 69,210 83,052 92,280 103,815 110,736 124,578 138,420 166,104 184,560 207,630 249,156 276,840 311,445 332,208 415,260 498,312 553,680 622,890 830,520 996,624 1,245,780 1,661,040 2,491,560 and 4,983,120, with no remainder.

Since 4,983,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,983,120, 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).