Q: Is 4,120,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,120,120 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 4,120,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 73 83 85 136 146 166 170 292 332 340 365 415 584 664 680 730 830 1,241 1,411 1,460 1,660 2,482 2,822 2,920 3,320 4,964 5,644 6,059 6,205 7,055 9,928 11,288 12,118 12,410 14,110 24,236 24,820 28,220 30,295 48,472 49,640 56,440 60,590 103,003 121,180 206,006 242,360 412,012 515,015 824,024 1,030,030 2,060,060 and 4,120,120, with no remainder.

Since 4,120,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,120,120, 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).