Q: Is 4,290,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,290,720 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 4,290,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 840 1,120 1,277 1,680 2,554 3,360 3,831 5,108 6,385 7,662 8,939 10,216 12,770 15,324 17,878 19,155 20,432 25,540 26,817 30,648 35,756 38,310 40,864 44,695 51,080 53,634 61,296 71,512 76,620 89,390 102,160 107,268 122,592 134,085 143,024 153,240 178,780 204,320 214,536 268,170 286,048 306,480 357,560 429,072 536,340 612,960 715,120 858,144 1,072,680 1,430,240 2,145,360 and 4,290,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,290,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,290,720, 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).