Q: Is 4,320,288 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,320,288 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 4,320,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 2,143 4,286 6,429 8,572 12,858 15,001 17,144 19,287 25,716 30,002 34,288 38,574 45,003 51,432 60,004 68,576 77,148 90,006 102,864 120,008 135,009 154,296 180,012 205,728 240,016 270,018 308,592 360,024 480,032 540,036 617,184 720,048 1,080,072 1,440,096 2,160,144 and 4,320,288, with no remainder.

Since 4,320,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,320,288, 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).