Q: Is 4,176,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,176,720 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 4,176,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 5,801 11,602 17,403 23,204 29,005 34,806 46,408 52,209 58,010 69,612 87,015 92,816 104,418 116,020 139,224 174,030 208,836 232,040 261,045 278,448 348,060 417,672 464,080 522,090 696,120 835,344 1,044,180 1,392,240 2,088,360 and 4,176,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,176,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,176,720, 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).