Q: Is 4,177,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,177,920 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 4,177,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 32 34 40 48 51 60 64 68 80 85 96 102 120 128 136 160 170 192 204 240 255 256 272 320 340 384 408 480 510 512 544 640 680 768 816 960 1,020 1,024 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,536 1,632 1,920 2,040 2,048 2,176 2,560 2,720 3,072 3,264 3,840 4,080 4,096 4,352 5,120 5,440 6,144 6,528 7,680 8,160 8,192 8,704 10,240 10,880 12,288 13,056 15,360 16,320 16,384 17,408 20,480 21,760 24,576 26,112 30,720 32,640 34,816 40,960 43,520 49,152 52,224 61,440 65,280 69,632 81,920 87,040 104,448 122,880 130,560 139,264 174,080 208,896 245,760 261,120 278,528 348,160 417,792 522,240 696,320 835,584 1,044,480 1,392,640 2,088,960 and 4,177,920, with no remainder.

Since 4,177,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,177,920, 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).