Q: Is 4,257,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,257,024 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 4,257,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 32 46 48 64 69 92 96 128 138 184 192 241 256 276 368 384 482 552 723 736 768 964 1,104 1,446 1,472 1,928 2,208 2,892 2,944 3,856 4,416 5,543 5,784 5,888 7,712 8,832 11,086 11,568 15,424 16,629 17,664 22,172 23,136 30,848 33,258 44,344 46,272 61,696 66,516 88,688 92,544 133,032 177,376 185,088 266,064 354,752 532,128 709,504 1,064,256 1,419,008 2,128,512 and 4,257,024, with no remainder.

Since 4,257,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,257,024, 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).