Q: Is 4,213,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,213,120 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 4,213,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 116 128 145 160 227 232 290 320 454 464 580 640 908 928 1,135 1,160 1,816 1,856 2,270 2,320 3,632 3,712 4,540 4,640 6,583 7,264 9,080 9,280 13,166 14,528 18,160 18,560 26,332 29,056 32,915 36,320 52,664 65,830 72,640 105,328 131,660 145,280 210,656 263,320 421,312 526,640 842,624 1,053,280 2,106,560 and 4,213,120, with no remainder.

Since 4,213,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,213,120, 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).