Q: Is 4,200,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,200,120 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 4,200,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 3,889 7,778 11,667 15,556 19,445 23,334 31,112 35,001 38,890 46,668 58,335 70,002 77,780 93,336 105,003 116,670 140,004 155,560 175,005 210,006 233,340 280,008 350,010 420,012 466,680 525,015 700,020 840,024 1,050,030 1,400,040 2,100,060 and 4,200,120, with no remainder.

Since 4,200,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,200,120, 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).