Q: Is 4,327,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,327,520 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 4,327,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 37 40 43 68 74 80 85 86 136 148 160 170 172 185 215 272 296 340 344 370 430 544 592 629 680 688 731 740 860 1,184 1,258 1,360 1,376 1,462 1,480 1,591 1,720 2,516 2,720 2,924 2,960 3,145 3,182 3,440 3,655 5,032 5,848 5,920 6,290 6,364 6,880 7,310 7,955 10,064 11,696 12,580 12,728 14,620 15,910 20,128 23,392 25,160 25,456 27,047 29,240 31,820 50,320 50,912 54,094 58,480 63,640 100,640 108,188 116,960 127,280 135,235 216,376 254,560 270,470 432,752 540,940 865,504 1,081,880 2,163,760 and 4,327,520, with no remainder.

Since 4,327,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,327,520, 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).