Q: Is 4,226,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,226,040 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 4,226,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 24 26 27 28 30 35 36 39 40 42 43 45 52 54 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 84 86 90 91 104 105 108 117 120 126 129 130 135 140 156 168 172 180 182 189 195 210 215 216 234 252 258 260 270 273 280 301 312 315 344 351 360 364 378 387 390 420 430 455 468 504 516 520 540 546 559 585 602 630 645 702 728 756 774 780 819 840 860 903 910 936 945 1,032 1,080 1,092 1,118 1,161 1,170 1,204 1,260 1,290 1,365 1,404 1,505 1,512 1,548 1,560 1,638 1,677 1,720 1,755 1,806 1,820 1,890 1,935 2,184 2,236 2,322 2,340 2,408 2,457 2,520 2,580 2,709 2,730 2,795 2,808 3,010 3,096 3,276 3,354 3,510 3,612 3,640 3,780 3,870 3,913 4,095 4,472 4,515 4,644 4,680 4,914 5,031 5,160 5,418 5,460 5,590 5,805 6,020 6,552 6,708 7,020 7,224 7,560 7,740 7,826 8,127 8,190 8,385 9,030 9,288 9,828 10,062 10,836 10,920 11,180 11,610 11,739 12,040 12,285 13,416 13,545 14,040 15,093 15,480 15,652 16,254 16,380 16,770 18,060 19,565 19,656 20,124 21,672 22,360 23,220 23,478 24,570 25,155 27,090 30,186 31,304 32,508 32,760 33,540 35,217 36,120 39,130 40,248 40,635 46,440 46,956 49,140 50,310 54,180 58,695 60,372 65,016 67,080 70,434 75,465 78,260 81,270 93,912 98,280 100,620 105,651 108,360 117,390 120,744 140,868 150,930 156,520 162,540 176,085 201,240 211,302 234,780 281,736 301,860 325,080 352,170 422,604 469,560 528,255 603,720 704,340 845,208 1,056,510 1,408,680 2,113,020 and 4,226,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,226,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,226,040, 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).