Q: Is 4,280,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,280,100 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 4,280,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 44 50 55 60 66 75 100 110 132 150 165 220 275 300 330 550 660 825 1,100 1,297 1,650 2,594 3,300 3,891 5,188 6,485 7,782 12,970 14,267 15,564 19,455 25,940 28,534 32,425 38,910 42,801 57,068 64,850 71,335 77,820 85,602 97,275 129,700 142,670 171,204 194,550 214,005 285,340 356,675 389,100 428,010 713,350 856,020 1,070,025 1,426,700 2,140,050 and 4,280,100, with no remainder.

Since 4,280,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,280,100, 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).