Q: Is 4,252,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,252,320 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 4,252,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 2,953 5,906 8,859 11,812 14,765 17,718 23,624 26,577 29,530 35,436 44,295 47,248 53,154 59,060 70,872 88,590 94,496 106,308 118,120 132,885 141,744 177,180 212,616 236,240 265,770 283,488 354,360 425,232 472,480 531,540 708,720 850,464 1,063,080 1,417,440 2,126,160 and 4,252,320, with no remainder.

Since 4,252,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,252,320, 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).