Q: Is 4,201,764 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,201,764 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 4,201,764 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 50,021 100,042 150,063 200,084 300,126 350,147 600,252 700,294 1,050,441 1,400,588 2,100,882 and 4,201,764, with no remainder.

Since 4,201,764 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,201,764, 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).