Q: Is 4,225,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,225,020 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 4,225,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 67 134 201 268 335 402 670 804 1,005 1,051 1,340 2,010 2,102 3,153 4,020 4,204 5,255 6,306 10,510 12,612 15,765 21,020 31,530 63,060 70,417 140,834 211,251 281,668 352,085 422,502 704,170 845,004 1,056,255 1,408,340 2,112,510 and 4,225,020, with no remainder.

Since 4,225,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,225,020, 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).