Q: Is 4,461,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,461,960 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 4,461,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 103 114 120 152 190 206 228 285 309 361 380 412 456 515 570 618 722 760 824 1,030 1,083 1,140 1,236 1,444 1,545 1,805 1,957 2,060 2,166 2,280 2,472 2,888 3,090 3,610 3,914 4,120 4,332 5,415 5,871 6,180 7,220 7,828 8,664 9,785 10,830 11,742 12,360 14,440 15,656 19,570 21,660 23,484 29,355 37,183 39,140 43,320 46,968 58,710 74,366 78,280 111,549 117,420 148,732 185,915 223,098 234,840 297,464 371,830 446,196 557,745 743,660 892,392 1,115,490 1,487,320 2,230,980 and 4,461,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,461,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,461,960, 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).