Q: Is 4,456,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,456,920 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 4,456,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 2,857 5,714 8,571 11,428 14,285 17,142 22,856 28,570 34,284 37,141 42,855 57,140 68,568 74,282 85,710 111,423 114,280 148,564 171,420 185,705 222,846 297,128 342,840 371,410 445,692 557,115 742,820 891,384 1,114,230 1,485,640 2,228,460 and 4,456,920, with no remainder.

Since 4,456,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,456,920, 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).