Q: Is 4,420,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,420,224 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 4,420,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 288 384 432 576 864 1,152 1,279 1,728 2,558 3,456 3,837 5,116 7,674 10,232 11,511 15,348 20,464 23,022 30,696 34,533 40,928 46,044 61,392 69,066 81,856 92,088 122,784 138,132 163,712 184,176 245,568 276,264 368,352 491,136 552,528 736,704 1,105,056 1,473,408 2,210,112 and 4,420,224, with no remainder.

Since 4,420,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,420,224, 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).