Q: Is 4,168,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,168,000 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 4,168,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 521 800 1,000 1,042 1,600 2,000 2,084 2,605 4,000 4,168 5,210 8,000 8,336 10,420 13,025 16,672 20,840 26,050 33,344 41,680 52,100 65,125 83,360 104,200 130,250 166,720 208,400 260,500 416,800 521,000 833,600 1,042,000 2,084,000 and 4,168,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,168,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,168,000, 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).