Q: Is 4,279,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,279,002 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 4,279,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 17 21 26 34 39 42 51 78 91 102 119 182 221 238 273 357 442 461 546 663 714 922 1,326 1,383 1,547 2,766 3,094 3,227 4,641 5,993 6,454 7,837 9,282 9,681 11,986 15,674 17,979 19,362 23,511 35,958 41,951 47,022 54,859 83,902 101,881 109,718 125,853 164,577 203,762 251,706 305,643 329,154 611,286 713,167 1,426,334 2,139,501 and 4,279,002, with no remainder.

Since 4,279,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,279,002, 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).