Q: Is 4,202,388 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,202,388 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 4,202,388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 167 233 334 466 501 668 699 932 1,002 1,398 1,503 2,004 2,097 2,796 3,006 4,194 4,509 6,012 6,291 8,388 9,018 12,582 18,036 25,164 38,911 77,822 116,733 155,644 233,466 350,199 466,932 700,398 1,050,597 1,400,796 2,101,194 and 4,202,388, with no remainder.

Since 4,202,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,202,388, 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).