Q: Is 4,263,435 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,263,435 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 4,263,435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 27 29 33 45 55 81 87 99 121 135 145 165 243 261 297 319 363 405 435 495 605 783 891 957 1,089 1,215 1,305 1,485 1,595 1,815 2,349 2,673 2,871 3,267 3,509 3,915 4,455 4,785 5,445 7,047 8,613 9,801 10,527 11,745 13,365 14,355 16,335 17,545 25,839 29,403 31,581 35,235 43,065 49,005 52,635 77,517 94,743 129,195 147,015 157,905 284,229 387,585 473,715 852,687 1,421,145 and 4,263,435, with no remainder.

Since 4,263,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,263,435, 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).