Q: Is 4,246,074 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,246,074 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 4,246,074 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 47 54 63 94 126 141 189 239 282 329 378 423 478 658 717 846 987 1,269 1,434 1,673 1,974 2,151 2,538 2,961 3,346 4,302 5,019 5,922 6,453 8,883 10,038 11,233 12,906 15,057 17,766 22,466 30,114 33,699 45,171 67,398 78,631 90,342 101,097 157,262 202,194 235,893 303,291 471,786 606,582 707,679 1,415,358 2,123,037 and 4,246,074, with no remainder.

Since 4,246,074 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,246,074, 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).