Q: Is 4,313,682 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,313,682 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 4,313,682 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 37 51 54 74 102 111 127 153 222 254 306 333 381 459 629 666 762 918 999 1,143 1,258 1,887 1,998 2,159 2,286 3,429 3,774 4,318 4,699 5,661 6,477 6,858 9,398 11,322 12,954 14,097 16,983 19,431 28,194 33,966 38,862 42,291 58,293 79,883 84,582 116,586 126,873 159,766 239,649 253,746 479,298 718,947 1,437,894 2,156,841 and 4,313,682, with no remainder.

Since 4,313,682 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,313,682, 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).