Q: Is 4,263,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,263,880 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 4,263,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 37 40 43 67 74 86 134 148 172 185 215 268 296 335 344 370 430 536 670 740 860 1,340 1,480 1,591 1,720 2,479 2,680 2,881 3,182 4,958 5,762 6,364 7,955 9,916 11,524 12,395 12,728 14,405 15,910 19,832 23,048 24,790 28,810 31,820 49,580 57,620 63,640 99,160 106,597 115,240 213,194 426,388 532,985 852,776 1,065,970 2,131,940 and 4,263,880, with no remainder.

Since 4,263,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,263,880, 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).