Q: Is 4,988,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,988,100 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 4,988,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 390 650 780 975 1,279 1,300 1,950 2,558 3,837 3,900 5,116 6,395 7,674 12,790 15,348 16,627 19,185 25,580 31,975 33,254 38,370 49,881 63,950 66,508 76,740 83,135 95,925 99,762 127,900 166,270 191,850 199,524 249,405 332,540 383,700 415,675 498,810 831,350 997,620 1,247,025 1,662,700 2,494,050 and 4,988,100, with no remainder.

Since 4,988,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,988,100, 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).