Q: Is 4,103,936 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,103,936 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 4,103,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 23 32 34 41 46 64 68 82 92 128 136 164 184 256 272 328 368 391 544 656 697 736 782 943 1,088 1,312 1,394 1,472 1,564 1,886 2,176 2,624 2,788 2,944 3,128 3,772 4,352 5,248 5,576 5,888 6,256 7,544 10,496 11,152 12,512 15,088 16,031 22,304 25,024 30,176 32,062 44,608 50,048 60,352 64,124 89,216 100,096 120,704 128,248 178,432 241,408 256,496 512,992 1,025,984 2,051,968 and 4,103,936, with no remainder.

Since 4,103,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,103,936, 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).