Q: Is 4,034,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,034,660 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 4,034,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 49 70 92 98 115 140 161 179 196 230 245 322 358 460 490 644 716 805 895 980 1,127 1,253 1,610 1,790 2,254 2,506 3,220 3,580 4,117 4,508 5,012 5,635 6,265 8,234 8,771 11,270 12,530 16,468 17,542 20,585 22,540 25,060 28,819 35,084 41,170 43,855 57,638 82,340 87,710 115,276 144,095 175,420 201,733 288,190 403,466 576,380 806,932 1,008,665 2,017,330 and 4,034,660, with no remainder.

Since 4,034,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,034,660, 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).