Q: Is 4,431,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,431,960 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 4,431,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 78 90 104 117 120 130 156 180 195 234 260 312 360 390 468 520 585 780 936 947 1,170 1,560 1,894 2,340 2,841 3,788 4,680 4,735 5,682 7,576 8,523 9,470 11,364 12,311 14,205 17,046 18,940 22,728 24,622 28,410 34,092 36,933 37,880 42,615 49,244 56,820 61,555 68,184 73,866 85,230 98,488 110,799 113,640 123,110 147,732 170,460 184,665 221,598 246,220 295,464 340,920 369,330 443,196 492,440 553,995 738,660 886,392 1,107,990 1,477,320 2,215,980 and 4,431,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,431,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,431,960, 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).