Q: Is 4,368,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,368,024 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 4,368,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 31 36 38 57 62 72 76 93 103 114 124 152 171 186 206 228 248 279 309 342 372 412 456 558 589 618 684 744 824 927 1,116 1,178 1,236 1,368 1,767 1,854 1,957 2,232 2,356 2,472 3,193 3,534 3,708 3,914 4,712 5,301 5,871 6,386 7,068 7,416 7,828 9,579 10,602 11,742 12,772 14,136 15,656 17,613 19,158 21,204 23,484 25,544 28,737 35,226 38,316 42,408 46,968 57,474 60,667 70,452 76,632 114,948 121,334 140,904 182,001 229,896 242,668 364,002 485,336 546,003 728,004 1,092,006 1,456,008 2,184,012 and 4,368,024, with no remainder.

Since 4,368,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,368,024, 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).