Q: Is 4,001,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,001,600 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 4,001,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 41 50 61 64 80 82 100 122 160 164 200 205 244 305 320 328 400 410 488 610 656 800 820 976 1,025 1,220 1,312 1,525 1,600 1,640 1,952 2,050 2,440 2,501 2,624 3,050 3,280 3,904 4,100 4,880 5,002 6,100 6,560 8,200 9,760 10,004 12,200 12,505 13,120 16,400 19,520 20,008 24,400 25,010 32,800 40,016 48,800 50,020 62,525 65,600 80,032 97,600 100,040 125,050 160,064 200,080 250,100 400,160 500,200 800,320 1,000,400 2,000,800 and 4,001,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,001,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,001,600, 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).