Q: Is 4,403,808 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,403,808 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 4,403,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 216 288 324 432 648 864 1,296 1,699 2,592 3,398 5,097 6,796 10,194 13,592 15,291 20,388 27,184 30,582 40,776 45,873 54,368 61,164 81,552 91,746 122,328 137,619 163,104 183,492 244,656 275,238 366,984 489,312 550,476 733,968 1,100,952 1,467,936 2,201,904 and 4,403,808, with no remainder.

Since 4,403,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,403,808, 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).