Q: Is 4,202,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,202,016 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 4,202,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 37 39 42 48 52 56 74 78 84 91 96 104 111 112 148 156 168 169 182 208 222 224 259 273 296 312 336 338 364 416 444 481 507 518 546 592 624 672 676 728 777 888 962 1,014 1,036 1,092 1,183 1,184 1,248 1,352 1,443 1,456 1,554 1,776 1,924 2,028 2,072 2,184 2,366 2,704 2,886 2,912 3,108 3,367 3,549 3,552 3,848 4,056 4,144 4,368 4,732 5,408 5,772 6,216 6,253 6,734 7,098 7,696 8,112 8,288 8,736 9,464 10,101 11,544 12,432 12,506 13,468 14,196 15,392 16,224 18,759 18,928 20,202 23,088 24,864 25,012 26,936 28,392 37,518 37,856 40,404 43,771 46,176 50,024 53,872 56,784 75,036 80,808 87,542 100,048 107,744 113,568 131,313 150,072 161,616 175,084 200,096 262,626 300,144 323,232 350,168 525,252 600,288 700,336 1,050,504 1,400,672 2,101,008 and 4,202,016, with no remainder.

Since 4,202,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,202,016, 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).