Q: Is 4,299,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,299,480 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 4,299,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,327 1,620 2,654 3,240 3,981 5,308 6,635 7,962 10,616 11,943 13,270 15,924 19,905 23,886 26,540 31,848 35,829 39,810 47,772 53,080 59,715 71,658 79,620 95,544 107,487 119,430 143,316 159,240 179,145 214,974 238,860 286,632 358,290 429,948 477,720 537,435 716,580 859,896 1,074,870 1,433,160 2,149,740 and 4,299,480, with no remainder.

Since 4,299,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,299,480, 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).