Q: Is 4,340,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,340,400 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 4,340,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 3,617 7,234 10,851 14,468 18,085 21,702 28,936 36,170 43,404 54,255 57,872 72,340 86,808 90,425 108,510 144,680 173,616 180,850 217,020 271,275 289,360 361,700 434,040 542,550 723,400 868,080 1,085,100 1,446,800 2,170,200 and 4,340,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,340,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,340,400, 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).