Q: Is 4,104,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,104,144 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 4,104,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 33 36 44 48 66 72 88 99 132 144 176 198 264 396 528 792 1,584 2,591 5,182 7,773 10,364 15,546 20,728 23,319 28,501 31,092 41,456 46,638 57,002 62,184 85,503 93,276 114,004 124,368 171,006 186,552 228,008 256,509 342,012 373,104 456,016 513,018 684,024 1,026,036 1,368,048 2,052,072 and 4,104,144, with no remainder.

Since 4,104,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,104,144, 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).