Q: Is 4,291,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,291,400 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 4,291,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 50 86 100 172 200 215 344 430 499 860 998 1,075 1,720 1,996 2,150 2,495 3,992 4,300 4,990 8,600 9,980 12,475 19,960 21,457 24,950 42,914 49,900 85,828 99,800 107,285 171,656 214,570 429,140 536,425 858,280 1,072,850 2,145,700 and 4,291,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,291,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,291,400, 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).