Q: Is 4,279,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,279,600 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 4,279,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 325 400 520 650 823 1,040 1,300 1,646 2,600 3,292 4,115 5,200 6,584 8,230 10,699 13,168 16,460 20,575 21,398 32,920 41,150 42,796 53,495 65,840 82,300 85,592 106,990 164,600 171,184 213,980 267,475 329,200 427,960 534,950 855,920 1,069,900 2,139,800 and 4,279,600, with no remainder.

Since 4,279,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,279,600, 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).