Q: Is 4,402,167 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,402,167 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 4,402,167 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 17 19 21 33 51 57 59 77 119 133 177 187 209 231 323 357 399 413 561 627 649 969 1,003 1,121 1,239 1,309 1,463 1,947 2,261 3,009 3,363 3,553 3,927 4,389 4,543 6,783 7,021 7,847 10,659 11,033 12,331 13,629 19,057 21,063 23,541 24,871 33,099 36,993 57,171 74,613 77,231 86,317 133,399 209,627 231,693 258,951 400,197 628,881 1,467,389 and 4,402,167, with no remainder.

Since 4,402,167 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,402,167, 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).