Q: Is 4,324,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,324,560 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 4,324,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 111 120 148 185 222 240 296 370 444 487 555 592 740 888 974 1,110 1,461 1,480 1,776 1,948 2,220 2,435 2,922 2,960 3,896 4,440 4,870 5,844 7,305 7,792 8,880 9,740 11,688 14,610 18,019 19,480 23,376 29,220 36,038 38,960 54,057 58,440 72,076 90,095 108,114 116,880 144,152 180,190 216,228 270,285 288,304 360,380 432,456 540,570 720,760 864,912 1,081,140 1,441,520 2,162,280 and 4,324,560, with no remainder.

Since 4,324,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,324,560, 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).