Q: Is 4,162,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,162,860 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 4,162,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 78 90 108 117 130 135 156 180 195 234 260 270 351 390 468 540 585 593 702 780 1,170 1,186 1,404 1,755 1,779 2,340 2,372 2,965 3,510 3,558 5,337 5,930 7,020 7,116 7,709 8,895 10,674 11,860 15,418 16,011 17,790 21,348 23,127 26,685 30,836 32,022 35,580 38,545 46,254 53,370 64,044 69,381 77,090 80,055 92,508 106,740 115,635 138,762 154,180 160,110 208,143 231,270 277,524 320,220 346,905 416,286 462,540 693,810 832,572 1,040,715 1,387,620 2,081,430 and 4,162,860, with no remainder.

Since 4,162,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,162,860, 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).