Q: Is 4,203,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,203,024 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 4,203,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 336 392 588 784 1,176 1,787 2,352 3,574 5,361 7,148 10,722 12,509 14,296 21,444 25,018 28,592 37,527 42,888 50,036 75,054 85,776 87,563 100,072 150,108 175,126 200,144 262,689 300,216 350,252 525,378 600,432 700,504 1,050,756 1,401,008 2,101,512 and 4,203,024, with no remainder.

Since 4,203,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,203,024, 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).