Q: Is 4,239,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,239,040 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 4,239,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 64 65 80 104 130 160 208 260 320 416 520 832 1,019 1,040 2,038 2,080 4,076 4,160 5,095 8,152 10,190 13,247 16,304 20,380 26,494 32,608 40,760 52,988 65,216 66,235 81,520 105,976 132,470 163,040 211,952 264,940 326,080 423,904 529,880 847,808 1,059,760 2,119,520 and 4,239,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,239,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,239,040, 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).