Q: Is 4,020,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,020,016 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 4,020,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 88 91 104 112 143 154 176 182 208 251 286 308 364 502 572 616 728 1,001 1,004 1,144 1,232 1,456 1,757 2,002 2,008 2,288 2,761 3,263 3,514 4,004 4,016 5,522 6,526 7,028 8,008 11,044 13,052 14,056 16,016 19,327 22,088 22,841 26,104 28,112 35,893 38,654 44,176 45,682 52,208 71,786 77,308 91,364 143,572 154,616 182,728 251,251 287,144 309,232 365,456 502,502 574,288 1,005,004 2,010,008 and 4,020,016, with no remainder.

Since 4,020,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,020,016, 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).