Q: Is 4,267,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,267,600 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 4,267,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 47 50 80 94 100 188 200 227 235 376 400 454 470 752 908 940 1,135 1,175 1,816 1,880 2,270 2,350 3,632 3,760 4,540 4,700 5,675 9,080 9,400 10,669 11,350 18,160 18,800 21,338 22,700 42,676 45,400 53,345 85,352 90,800 106,690 170,704 213,380 266,725 426,760 533,450 853,520 1,066,900 2,133,800 and 4,267,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,267,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,267,600, 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).