Q: Is 4,230,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,230,240 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 4,230,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 840 1,120 1,259 1,680 2,518 3,360 3,777 5,036 6,295 7,554 8,813 10,072 12,590 15,108 17,626 18,885 20,144 25,180 26,439 30,216 35,252 37,770 40,288 44,065 50,360 52,878 60,432 70,504 75,540 88,130 100,720 105,756 120,864 132,195 141,008 151,080 176,260 201,440 211,512 264,390 282,016 302,160 352,520 423,024 528,780 604,320 705,040 846,048 1,057,560 1,410,080 2,115,120 and 4,230,240, with no remainder.

Since 4,230,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,230,240, 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).