Q: Is 4,104,456 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,104,456 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 4,104,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 152 228 456 9,001 18,002 27,003 36,004 54,006 72,008 108,012 171,019 216,024 342,038 513,057 684,076 1,026,114 1,368,152 2,052,228 and 4,104,456, with no remainder.

Since 4,104,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,104,456, 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).