Q: Is 4,462,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,462,230 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 4,462,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 29 30 46 58 69 87 115 138 145 174 223 230 290 345 435 446 667 669 690 870 1,115 1,334 1,338 2,001 2,230 3,335 3,345 4,002 5,129 6,467 6,670 6,690 10,005 10,258 12,934 15,387 19,401 20,010 25,645 30,774 32,335 38,802 51,290 64,670 76,935 97,005 148,741 153,870 194,010 297,482 446,223 743,705 892,446 1,487,410 2,231,115 and 4,462,230, with no remainder.

Since 4,462,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,462,230, 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).