Q: Is 4,166,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,166,600 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 4,166,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 83 100 166 200 251 332 415 502 664 830 1,004 1,255 1,660 2,008 2,075 2,510 3,320 4,150 5,020 6,275 8,300 10,040 12,550 16,600 20,833 25,100 41,666 50,200 83,332 104,165 166,664 208,330 416,660 520,825 833,320 1,041,650 2,083,300 and 4,166,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,166,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,166,600, 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).