Q: Is 4,211,298 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,211,298 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 4,211,298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 27 39 42 54 63 78 91 117 126 182 189 234 273 351 378 546 702 819 857 1,638 1,714 2,457 2,571 4,914 5,142 5,999 7,713 11,141 11,998 15,426 17,997 22,282 23,139 33,423 35,994 46,278 53,991 66,846 77,987 100,269 107,982 155,974 161,973 200,538 233,961 300,807 323,946 467,922 601,614 701,883 1,403,766 2,105,649 and 4,211,298, with no remainder.

Since 4,211,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,211,298, 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).