Q: Is 4,272,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,272,100 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 4,272,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 170 175 238 340 350 359 425 476 595 700 718 850 1,190 1,436 1,700 1,795 2,380 2,513 2,975 3,590 5,026 5,950 6,103 7,180 8,975 10,052 11,900 12,206 12,565 17,950 24,412 25,130 30,515 35,900 42,721 50,260 61,030 62,825 85,442 122,060 125,650 152,575 170,884 213,605 251,300 305,150 427,210 610,300 854,420 1,068,025 2,136,050 and 4,272,100, with no remainder.

Since 4,272,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,272,100, 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).