Q: Is 4,131,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,131,240 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 4,131,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 173 199 346 398 519 597 692 796 865 995 1,038 1,194 1,384 1,592 1,730 1,990 2,076 2,388 2,595 2,985 3,460 3,980 4,152 4,776 5,190 5,970 6,920 7,960 10,380 11,940 20,760 23,880 34,427 68,854 103,281 137,708 172,135 206,562 275,416 344,270 413,124 516,405 688,540 826,248 1,032,810 1,377,080 2,065,620 and 4,131,240, with no remainder.

Since 4,131,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,131,240, 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).