Q: Is 4,031,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,031,328 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 4,031,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 196 224 294 336 392 588 672 784 857 1,176 1,568 1,714 2,352 2,571 3,428 4,704 5,142 5,999 6,856 10,284 11,998 13,712 17,997 20,568 23,996 27,424 35,994 41,136 41,993 47,992 71,988 82,272 83,986 95,984 125,979 143,976 167,972 191,968 251,958 287,952 335,944 503,916 575,904 671,888 1,007,832 1,343,776 2,015,664 and 4,031,328, with no remainder.

Since 4,031,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,031,328, 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).