Q: Is 4,246,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,246,040 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 4,246,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 101 202 404 505 808 1,010 1,051 2,020 2,102 4,040 4,204 5,255 8,408 10,510 21,020 42,040 106,151 212,302 424,604 530,755 849,208 1,061,510 2,123,020 and 4,246,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,246,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,246,040, 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).