Q: Is 4,437,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,437,336 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 4,437,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 37 38 57 74 76 111 114 148 152 222 228 263 296 444 456 526 703 789 888 1,052 1,406 1,578 2,104 2,109 2,812 3,156 4,218 4,997 5,624 6,312 8,436 9,731 9,994 14,991 16,872 19,462 19,988 29,193 29,982 38,924 39,976 58,386 59,964 77,848 116,772 119,928 184,889 233,544 369,778 554,667 739,556 1,109,334 1,479,112 2,218,668 and 4,437,336, with no remainder.

Since 4,437,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,437,336, 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).