Q: Is 4,994,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,994,450 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 4,994,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 25 43 46 50 86 101 115 202 215 230 430 505 575 989 1,010 1,075 1,150 1,978 2,150 2,323 2,525 4,343 4,646 4,945 5,050 8,686 9,890 11,615 21,715 23,230 24,725 43,430 49,450 58,075 99,889 108,575 116,150 199,778 217,150 499,445 998,890 2,497,225 and 4,994,450, with no remainder.

Since 4,994,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,994,450, 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).