Q: Is 4,377,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,377,400 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 4,377,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 50 86 100 172 200 215 344 430 509 860 1,018 1,075 1,720 2,036 2,150 2,545 4,072 4,300 5,090 8,600 10,180 12,725 20,360 21,887 25,450 43,774 50,900 87,548 101,800 109,435 175,096 218,870 437,740 547,175 875,480 1,094,350 2,188,700 and 4,377,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,377,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,377,400, 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).