Q: Is 4,040,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,040,040 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 4,040,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 131 257 262 393 514 524 655 771 786 1,028 1,048 1,285 1,310 1,542 1,572 1,965 2,056 2,570 2,620 3,084 3,144 3,855 3,930 5,140 5,240 6,168 7,710 7,860 10,280 15,420 15,720 30,840 33,667 67,334 101,001 134,668 168,335 202,002 269,336 336,670 404,004 505,005 673,340 808,008 1,010,010 1,346,680 2,020,020 and 4,040,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,040,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,040,040, 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).