Q: Is 4,284,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,284,315 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 4,284,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 29 35 45 49 63 67 87 105 145 147 201 203 245 261 315 335 435 441 469 603 609 735 1,005 1,015 1,305 1,407 1,421 1,827 1,943 2,205 2,345 3,015 3,045 3,283 4,221 4,263 5,829 7,035 7,105 9,135 9,715 9,849 12,789 13,601 16,415 17,487 21,105 21,315 29,145 29,547 40,803 49,245 63,945 68,005 87,435 95,207 122,409 147,735 204,015 285,621 476,035 612,045 856,863 1,428,105 and 4,284,315, with no remainder.

Since 4,284,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,284,315, 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).