Q: Is 4,442,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,442,440 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 4,442,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 47 68 85 94 136 139 170 188 235 278 340 376 470 556 680 695 799 940 1,112 1,390 1,598 1,880 2,363 2,780 3,196 3,995 4,726 5,560 6,392 6,533 7,990 9,452 11,815 13,066 15,980 18,904 23,630 26,132 31,960 32,665 47,260 52,264 65,330 94,520 111,061 130,660 222,122 261,320 444,244 555,305 888,488 1,110,610 2,221,220 and 4,442,440, with no remainder.

Since 4,442,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,442,440, 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).