Q: Is 4,310,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,310,340 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 4,310,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 57 60 76 95 114 190 199 228 285 361 380 398 570 597 722 796 995 1,083 1,140 1,194 1,444 1,805 1,990 2,166 2,388 2,985 3,610 3,781 3,980 4,332 5,415 5,970 7,220 7,562 10,830 11,343 11,940 15,124 18,905 21,660 22,686 37,810 45,372 56,715 71,839 75,620 113,430 143,678 215,517 226,860 287,356 359,195 431,034 718,390 862,068 1,077,585 1,436,780 2,155,170 and 4,310,340, with no remainder.

Since 4,310,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,310,340, 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).