Q: Is 4,286,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,286,720 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 4,286,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 128 136 160 170 197 256 272 320 340 394 544 640 680 788 985 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,576 1,970 2,176 2,720 3,152 3,349 3,940 4,352 5,440 6,304 6,698 7,880 10,880 12,608 13,396 15,760 16,745 21,760 25,216 26,792 31,520 33,490 50,432 53,584 63,040 66,980 107,168 126,080 133,960 214,336 252,160 267,920 428,672 535,840 857,344 1,071,680 2,143,360 and 4,286,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,286,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,286,720, 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).