Q: Is 4,230,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,230,540 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 4,230,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 380 570 684 855 1,140 1,237 1,710 2,474 3,420 3,711 4,948 6,185 7,422 11,133 12,370 14,844 18,555 22,266 23,503 24,740 37,110 44,532 47,006 55,665 70,509 74,220 94,012 111,330 117,515 141,018 211,527 222,660 235,030 282,036 352,545 423,054 470,060 705,090 846,108 1,057,635 1,410,180 2,115,270 and 4,230,540, with no remainder.

Since 4,230,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,230,540, 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).