Q: Is 4,311,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,311,540 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 4,311,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 20 30 34 36 45 51 60 68 85 90 102 153 170 180 204 255 306 340 510 612 765 1,020 1,409 1,530 2,818 3,060 4,227 5,636 7,045 8,454 12,681 14,090 16,908 21,135 23,953 25,362 28,180 42,270 47,906 50,724 63,405 71,859 84,540 95,812 119,765 126,810 143,718 215,577 239,530 253,620 287,436 359,295 431,154 479,060 718,590 862,308 1,077,885 1,437,180 2,155,770 and 4,311,540, with no remainder.

Since 4,311,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,311,540, 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).