Q: Is 4,292,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,292,040 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 4,292,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 47 60 94 120 141 188 235 282 376 470 564 705 761 940 1,128 1,410 1,522 1,880 2,283 2,820 3,044 3,805 4,566 5,640 6,088 7,610 9,132 11,415 15,220 18,264 22,830 30,440 35,767 45,660 71,534 91,320 107,301 143,068 178,835 214,602 286,136 357,670 429,204 536,505 715,340 858,408 1,073,010 1,430,680 2,146,020 and 4,292,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,292,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,292,040, 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).