Q: Is 4,276,476 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,276,476 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 4,276,476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 67 81 108 134 162 197 201 268 324 394 402 591 603 788 804 1,182 1,206 1,773 1,809 2,364 2,412 3,546 3,618 5,319 5,427 7,092 7,236 10,638 10,854 13,199 15,957 21,276 21,708 26,398 31,914 39,597 52,796 63,828 79,194 118,791 158,388 237,582 356,373 475,164 712,746 1,069,119 1,425,492 2,138,238 and 4,276,476, with no remainder.

Since 4,276,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,276,476, 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).