Q: Is 4,001,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,001,040 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 4,001,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 5,557 11,114 16,671 22,228 27,785 33,342 44,456 50,013 55,570 66,684 83,355 88,912 100,026 111,140 133,368 166,710 200,052 222,280 250,065 266,736 333,420 400,104 444,560 500,130 666,840 800,208 1,000,260 1,333,680 2,000,520 and 4,001,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,001,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,001,040, 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).