Q: Is 4,248,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,248,000 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 4,248,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 59 60 64 72 75 80 90 96 100 118 120 125 144 150 160 177 180 192 200 225 236 240 250 288 295 300 320 354 360 375 400 450 472 480 500 531 576 590 600 708 720 750 800 885 900 944 960 1,000 1,062 1,125 1,180 1,200 1,416 1,440 1,475 1,500 1,600 1,770 1,800 1,888 2,000 2,124 2,250 2,360 2,400 2,655 2,832 2,880 2,950 3,000 3,540 3,600 3,776 4,000 4,248 4,425 4,500 4,720 4,800 5,310 5,664 5,900 6,000 7,080 7,200 7,375 8,000 8,496 8,850 9,000 9,440 10,620 11,328 11,800 12,000 13,275 14,160 14,400 14,750 16,992 17,700 18,000 18,880 21,240 22,125 23,600 24,000 26,550 28,320 29,500 33,984 35,400 36,000 42,480 44,250 47,200 53,100 56,640 59,000 66,375 70,800 72,000 84,960 88,500 94,400 106,200 118,000 132,750 141,600 169,920 177,000 212,400 236,000 265,500 283,200 354,000 424,800 472,000 531,000 708,000 849,600 1,062,000 1,416,000 2,124,000 and 4,248,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,248,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,248,000, 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).