Q: Is 4,216,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,216,960 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 4,216,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 64 80 88 110 128 160 176 220 320 352 440 599 640 704 880 1,198 1,408 1,760 2,396 2,995 3,520 4,792 5,990 6,589 7,040 9,584 11,980 13,178 19,168 23,960 26,356 32,945 38,336 47,920 52,712 65,890 76,672 95,840 105,424 131,780 191,680 210,848 263,560 383,360 421,696 527,120 843,392 1,054,240 2,108,480 and 4,216,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,216,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,216,960, 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).