Q: Is 4,247,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,247,688 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 4,247,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 29 34 51 58 68 87 102 116 136 174 204 232 348 359 408 493 696 718 986 1,077 1,436 1,479 1,972 2,154 2,872 2,958 3,944 4,308 5,916 6,103 8,616 10,411 11,832 12,206 18,309 20,822 24,412 31,233 36,618 41,644 48,824 62,466 73,236 83,288 124,932 146,472 176,987 249,864 353,974 530,961 707,948 1,061,922 1,415,896 2,123,844 and 4,247,688, with no remainder.

Since 4,247,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,247,688, 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).