Q: Is 4,202,184 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,202,184 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 4,202,184 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 25,013 50,026 75,039 100,052 150,078 175,091 200,104 300,156 350,182 525,273 600,312 700,364 1,050,546 1,400,728 2,101,092 and 4,202,184, with no remainder.

Since 4,202,184 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,202,184, 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).