Q: Is 4,237,506 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,237,506 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 4,237,506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 18 21 26 39 42 63 78 91 117 126 169 182 199 234 273 338 398 507 546 597 819 1,014 1,183 1,194 1,393 1,521 1,638 1,791 2,366 2,587 2,786 3,042 3,549 3,582 4,179 5,174 7,098 7,761 8,358 10,647 12,537 15,522 18,109 21,294 23,283 25,074 33,631 36,218 46,566 54,327 67,262 100,893 108,654 162,981 201,786 235,417 302,679 325,962 470,834 605,358 706,251 1,412,502 2,118,753 and 4,237,506, with no remainder.

Since 4,237,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,237,506, 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).