Q: Is 4,272,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,272,240 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 4,272,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 105 112 120 140 168 210 240 280 336 420 560 840 1,680 2,543 5,086 7,629 10,172 12,715 15,258 17,801 20,344 25,430 30,516 35,602 38,145 40,688 50,860 53,403 61,032 71,204 76,290 89,005 101,720 106,806 122,064 142,408 152,580 178,010 203,440 213,612 267,015 284,816 305,160 356,020 427,224 534,030 610,320 712,040 854,448 1,068,060 1,424,080 2,136,120 and 4,272,240, with no remainder.

Since 4,272,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,272,240, 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).