Q: Is 4,201,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,201,008 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 4,201,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 12,503 25,006 37,509 50,012 75,018 87,521 100,024 150,036 175,042 200,048 262,563 300,072 350,084 525,126 600,144 700,168 1,050,252 1,400,336 2,100,504 and 4,201,008, with no remainder.

Since 4,201,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,201,008, 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).