Q: Is 4,202,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,202,500 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 4,202,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 41 50 82 100 125 164 205 250 410 500 625 820 1,025 1,250 1,681 2,050 2,500 3,362 4,100 5,125 6,724 8,405 10,250 16,810 20,500 25,625 33,620 42,025 51,250 84,050 102,500 168,100 210,125 420,250 840,500 1,050,625 2,101,250 and 4,202,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,202,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,202,500, 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).