Q: Is 4,244,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,244,500 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 4,244,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 250 260 325 500 650 653 1,300 1,306 1,625 2,612 3,250 3,265 6,500 6,530 8,489 13,060 16,325 16,978 32,650 33,956 42,445 65,300 81,625 84,890 163,250 169,780 212,225 326,500 424,450 848,900 1,061,125 2,122,250 and 4,244,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,244,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,244,500, 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).