Q: Is 4,201,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,201,512 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 4,201,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 89 168 178 267 281 356 534 562 623 712 843 1,068 1,124 1,246 1,686 1,869 1,967 2,136 2,248 2,492 3,372 3,738 3,934 4,984 5,901 6,744 7,476 7,868 11,802 14,952 15,736 23,604 25,009 47,208 50,018 75,027 100,036 150,054 175,063 200,072 300,108 350,126 525,189 600,216 700,252 1,050,378 1,400,504 2,100,756 and 4,201,512, with no remainder.

Since 4,201,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,201,512, 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).