Q: Is 4,197,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,197,420 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 4,197,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 81 90 108 135 162 180 270 324 405 540 810 1,620 2,591 5,182 7,773 10,364 12,955 15,546 23,319 25,910 31,092 38,865 46,638 51,820 69,957 77,730 93,276 116,595 139,914 155,460 209,871 233,190 279,828 349,785 419,742 466,380 699,570 839,484 1,049,355 1,399,140 2,098,710 and 4,197,420, with no remainder.

Since 4,197,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,197,420, 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).