Q: Is 4,202,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,202,760 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 4,202,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 35,023 70,046 105,069 140,092 175,115 210,138 280,184 350,230 420,276 525,345 700,460 840,552 1,050,690 1,400,920 2,101,380 and 4,202,760, with no remainder.

Since 4,202,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,202,760, 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).