Q: Is 4,444,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,444,400 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 4,444,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 41 50 80 82 100 164 200 205 271 328 400 410 542 656 820 1,025 1,084 1,355 1,640 2,050 2,168 2,710 3,280 4,100 4,336 5,420 6,775 8,200 10,840 11,111 13,550 16,400 21,680 22,222 27,100 44,444 54,200 55,555 88,888 108,400 111,110 177,776 222,220 277,775 444,440 555,550 888,880 1,111,100 2,222,200 and 4,444,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,444,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,444,400, 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).