Q: Is 4,347,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,347,960 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 4,347,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 1,907 2,280 3,814 5,721 7,628 9,535 11,442 15,256 19,070 22,884 28,605 36,233 38,140 45,768 57,210 72,466 76,280 108,699 114,420 144,932 181,165 217,398 228,840 289,864 362,330 434,796 543,495 724,660 869,592 1,086,990 1,449,320 2,173,980 and 4,347,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,347,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,347,960, 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).