Q: Is 4,572,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,572,000 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 4,572,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 125 127 144 150 160 180 200 225 240 250 254 288 300 360 375 381 400 450 480 500 508 600 635 720 750 762 800 900 1,000 1,016 1,125 1,143 1,200 1,270 1,440 1,500 1,524 1,800 1,905 2,000 2,032 2,250 2,286 2,400 2,540 3,000 3,048 3,175 3,600 3,810 4,000 4,064 4,500 4,572 5,080 5,715 6,000 6,096 6,350 7,200 7,620 9,000 9,144 9,525 10,160 11,430 12,000 12,192 12,700 15,240 15,875 18,000 18,288 19,050 20,320 22,860 25,400 28,575 30,480 31,750 36,000 36,576 38,100 45,720 47,625 50,800 57,150 60,960 63,500 76,200 91,440 95,250 101,600 114,300 127,000 142,875 152,400 182,880 190,500 228,600 254,000 285,750 304,800 381,000 457,200 508,000 571,500 762,000 914,400 1,143,000 1,524,000 2,286,000 and 4,572,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,572,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,572,000, 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).