Q: Is 4,750,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,750,848 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 4,750,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 128 144 192 256 288 384 512 576 768 1,031 1,152 1,536 2,062 2,304 3,093 4,124 4,608 6,186 8,248 9,279 12,372 16,496 18,558 24,744 32,992 37,116 49,488 65,984 74,232 98,976 131,968 148,464 197,952 263,936 296,928 395,904 527,872 593,856 791,808 1,187,712 1,583,616 2,375,424 and 4,750,848, with no remainder.

Since 4,750,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,750,848, 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).