Q: Is 4,257,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,257,200 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 4,257,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 40 50 58 80 100 116 145 200 232 290 367 400 464 580 725 734 1,160 1,450 1,468 1,835 2,320 2,900 2,936 3,670 5,800 5,872 7,340 9,175 10,643 11,600 14,680 18,350 21,286 29,360 36,700 42,572 53,215 73,400 85,144 106,430 146,800 170,288 212,860 266,075 425,720 532,150 851,440 1,064,300 2,128,600 and 4,257,200, with no remainder.

Since 4,257,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,257,200, 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).