Q: Is 4,217,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,217,040 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 4,217,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 5,857 11,714 17,571 23,428 29,285 35,142 46,856 52,713 58,570 70,284 87,855 93,712 105,426 117,140 140,568 175,710 210,852 234,280 263,565 281,136 351,420 421,704 468,560 527,130 702,840 843,408 1,054,260 1,405,680 2,108,520 and 4,217,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,217,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,217,040, 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).