Q: Is 4,315,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,315,140 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 4,315,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 61 90 108 122 131 135 180 183 244 262 270 305 366 393 524 540 549 610 655 732 786 915 1,098 1,179 1,220 1,310 1,572 1,647 1,830 1,965 2,196 2,358 2,620 2,745 3,294 3,537 3,660 3,930 4,716 5,490 5,895 6,588 7,074 7,860 7,991 8,235 10,980 11,790 14,148 15,982 16,470 17,685 23,580 23,973 31,964 32,940 35,370 39,955 47,946 70,740 71,919 79,910 95,892 119,865 143,838 159,820 215,757 239,730 287,676 359,595 431,514 479,460 719,190 863,028 1,078,785 1,438,380 2,157,570 and 4,315,140, with no remainder.

Since 4,315,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,315,140, 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).