Q: Is 4,250,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,250,000 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 4,250,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 272 340 400 425 500 625 680 850 1,000 1,250 1,360 1,700 2,000 2,125 2,500 3,125 3,400 4,250 5,000 6,250 6,800 8,500 10,000 10,625 12,500 15,625 17,000 21,250 25,000 31,250 34,000 42,500 50,000 53,125 62,500 85,000 106,250 125,000 170,000 212,500 250,000 265,625 425,000 531,250 850,000 1,062,500 2,125,000 and 4,250,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,250,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,250,000, 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).