Q: Is 4,442,688 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,442,688 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 4,442,688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 432 576 648 857 864 1,296 1,714 1,728 2,571 2,592 3,428 5,142 5,184 6,856 7,713 10,284 13,712 15,426 20,568 23,139 27,424 30,852 41,136 46,278 54,848 61,704 69,417 82,272 92,556 123,408 138,834 164,544 185,112 246,816 277,668 370,224 493,632 555,336 740,448 1,110,672 1,480,896 2,221,344 and 4,442,688, with no remainder.

Since 4,442,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,442,688, 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).