Q: Is 4,440,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,440,840 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 4,440,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 115 120 138 184 230 276 345 460 552 690 920 1,380 1,609 2,760 3,218 4,827 6,436 8,045 9,654 12,872 16,090 19,308 24,135 32,180 37,007 38,616 48,270 64,360 74,014 96,540 111,021 148,028 185,035 193,080 222,042 296,056 370,070 444,084 555,105 740,140 888,168 1,110,210 1,480,280 2,220,420 and 4,440,840, with no remainder.

Since 4,440,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,440,840, 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).