Q: Is 4,460,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,460,352 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 4,460,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 156 192 208 312 416 624 832 1,248 1,787 2,496 3,574 5,361 7,148 10,722 14,296 21,444 23,231 28,592 42,888 46,462 57,184 69,693 85,776 92,924 114,368 139,386 171,552 185,848 278,772 343,104 371,696 557,544 743,392 1,115,088 1,486,784 2,230,176 and 4,460,352, with no remainder.

Since 4,460,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,460,352, 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).