Q: Is 4,225,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,225,770 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 4,225,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 37 45 47 54 74 81 90 94 111 135 141 162 185 222 235 243 270 282 333 370 405 423 470 486 555 666 705 810 846 999 1,110 1,215 1,269 1,410 1,665 1,739 1,998 2,115 2,430 2,538 2,997 3,330 3,478 3,807 4,230 4,995 5,217 5,994 6,345 7,614 8,695 8,991 9,990 10,434 11,421 12,690 14,985 15,651 17,390 17,982 19,035 22,842 26,085 29,970 31,302 38,070 44,955 46,953 52,170 57,105 78,255 89,910 93,906 114,210 140,859 156,510 234,765 281,718 422,577 469,530 704,295 845,154 1,408,590 2,112,885 and 4,225,770, with no remainder.

Since 4,225,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,225,770, 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).