Q: Is 4,004,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,004,700 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 4,004,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 1,907 2,100 3,814 5,721 7,628 9,535 11,442 13,349 19,070 22,884 26,698 28,605 38,140 40,047 47,675 53,396 57,210 66,745 80,094 95,350 114,420 133,490 143,025 160,188 190,700 200,235 266,980 286,050 333,725 400,470 572,100 667,450 800,940 1,001,175 1,334,900 2,002,350 and 4,004,700, with no remainder.

Since 4,004,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,004,700, 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).