Q: Is 4,258,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,258,440 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 4,258,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 90 108 120 135 180 216 270 360 540 1,080 3,943 7,886 11,829 15,772 19,715 23,658 31,544 35,487 39,430 47,316 59,145 70,974 78,860 94,632 106,461 118,290 141,948 157,720 177,435 212,922 236,580 283,896 354,870 425,844 473,160 532,305 709,740 851,688 1,064,610 1,419,480 2,129,220 and 4,258,440, with no remainder.

Since 4,258,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,258,440, 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).