Q: Is 4,215,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,215,040 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 4,215,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 64 74 80 89 128 148 160 178 185 256 296 320 356 370 445 592 640 712 740 890 1,184 1,280 1,424 1,480 1,780 2,368 2,848 2,960 3,293 3,560 4,736 5,696 5,920 6,586 7,120 9,472 11,392 11,840 13,172 14,240 16,465 22,784 23,680 26,344 28,480 32,930 47,360 52,688 56,960 65,860 105,376 113,920 131,720 210,752 263,440 421,504 526,880 843,008 1,053,760 2,107,520 and 4,215,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,215,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,215,040, 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).