Q: Is 4,376,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,376,000 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 4,376,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 547 800 1,000 1,094 1,600 2,000 2,188 2,735 4,000 4,376 5,470 8,000 8,752 10,940 13,675 17,504 21,880 27,350 35,008 43,760 54,700 68,375 87,520 109,400 136,750 175,040 218,800 273,500 437,600 547,000 875,200 1,094,000 2,188,000 and 4,376,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,376,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,376,000, 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).