Q: Is 4,206,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,206,960 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 4,206,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 5,843 11,686 17,529 23,372 29,215 35,058 46,744 52,587 58,430 70,116 87,645 93,488 105,174 116,860 140,232 175,290 210,348 233,720 262,935 280,464 350,580 420,696 467,440 525,870 701,160 841,392 1,051,740 1,402,320 2,103,480 and 4,206,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,206,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,206,960, 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).