Q: Is 4,210,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,210,440 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 4,210,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 2,699 5,398 8,097 10,796 13,495 16,194 21,592 26,990 32,388 35,087 40,485 53,980 64,776 70,174 80,970 105,261 107,960 140,348 161,940 175,435 210,522 280,696 323,880 350,870 421,044 526,305 701,740 842,088 1,052,610 1,403,480 2,105,220 and 4,210,440, with no remainder.

Since 4,210,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,210,440, 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).