Q: Is 4,993,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,993,800 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 4,993,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 29 30 35 40 41 42 50 56 58 60 70 75 82 84 87 100 105 116 120 123 140 145 150 164 168 174 175 200 203 205 210 232 246 280 287 290 300 328 348 350 406 410 420 435 492 525 574 580 600 609 615 696 700 725 812 820 840 861 870 984 1,015 1,025 1,050 1,148 1,160 1,189 1,218 1,230 1,400 1,435 1,450 1,624 1,640 1,722 1,740 2,030 2,050 2,100 2,175 2,296 2,378 2,436 2,460 2,870 2,900 3,045 3,075 3,444 3,480 3,567 4,060 4,100 4,200 4,305 4,350 4,756 4,872 4,920 5,075 5,740 5,800 5,945 6,090 6,150 6,888 7,134 7,175 8,120 8,200 8,323 8,610 8,700 9,512 10,150 11,480 11,890 12,180 12,300 14,268 14,350 15,225 16,646 17,220 17,400 17,835 20,300 21,525 23,780 24,360 24,600 24,969 28,536 28,700 29,725 30,450 33,292 34,440 35,670 40,600 41,615 43,050 47,560 49,938 57,400 59,450 60,900 66,584 71,340 83,230 86,100 89,175 99,876 118,900 121,800 124,845 142,680 166,460 172,200 178,350 199,752 208,075 237,800 249,690 332,920 356,700 416,150 499,380 624,225 713,400 832,300 998,760 1,248,450 1,664,600 2,496,900 and 4,993,800, with no remainder.

Since 4,993,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,993,800, 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).