Q: Is 4,356,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,356,480 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 4,356,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,920 2,269 4,538 6,807 9,076 11,345 13,614 18,152 22,690 27,228 34,035 36,304 45,380 54,456 68,070 72,608 90,760 108,912 136,140 145,216 181,520 217,824 272,280 290,432 363,040 435,648 544,560 726,080 871,296 1,089,120 1,452,160 2,178,240 and 4,356,480, with no remainder.

Since 4,356,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,356,480, 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).