Q: Is 4,444,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,444,440 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 4,444,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 24 26 28 30 33 35 37 39 40 42 44 52 55 56 60 65 66 70 74 77 78 84 88 91 104 105 110 111 120 130 132 140 143 148 154 156 165 168 182 185 195 210 220 222 231 259 260 264 273 280 286 296 308 312 330 364 370 385 390 407 420 429 440 444 455 462 481 518 520 546 555 572 616 660 715 728 740 770 777 780 814 840 858 888 910 924 962 1,001 1,036 1,092 1,110 1,144 1,155 1,221 1,295 1,320 1,365 1,430 1,443 1,480 1,540 1,554 1,560 1,628 1,716 1,820 1,848 1,924 2,002 2,035 2,072 2,145 2,184 2,220 2,310 2,405 2,442 2,590 2,730 2,849 2,860 2,886 3,003 3,080 3,108 3,256 3,367 3,432 3,640 3,848 3,885 4,004 4,070 4,290 4,440 4,620 4,810 4,884 5,005 5,180 5,291 5,460 5,698 5,720 5,772 6,006 6,105 6,216 6,734 7,215 7,770 8,008 8,140 8,547 8,580 9,240 9,620 9,768 10,010 10,101 10,360 10,582 10,920 11,396 11,544 12,012 12,210 13,468 14,245 14,430 15,015 15,540 15,873 16,280 16,835 17,094 17,160 19,240 20,020 20,202 21,164 22,792 24,024 24,420 26,455 26,936 28,490 28,860 30,030 31,080 31,746 33,670 34,188 37,037 40,040 40,404 42,328 42,735 48,840 50,505 52,910 56,980 57,720 60,060 63,492 67,340 68,376 74,074 79,365 80,808 85,470 101,010 105,820 111,111 113,960 120,120 126,984 134,680 148,148 158,730 170,940 185,185 202,020 211,640 222,222 296,296 317,460 341,880 370,370 404,040 444,444 555,555 634,920 740,740 888,888 1,111,110 1,481,480 2,222,220 and 4,444,440, with no remainder.

Since 4,444,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,444,440, 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).