Q: Is 4,358,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,358,960 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 4,358,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 80 92 103 115 184 206 230 368 412 460 515 529 824 920 1,030 1,058 1,648 1,840 2,060 2,116 2,369 2,645 4,120 4,232 4,738 5,290 8,240 8,464 9,476 10,580 11,845 18,952 21,160 23,690 37,904 42,320 47,380 54,487 94,760 108,974 189,520 217,948 272,435 435,896 544,870 871,792 1,089,740 2,179,480 and 4,358,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,358,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,358,960, 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).