Q: Is 4,464,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,464,744 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 4,464,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 31 34 51 62 68 93 102 124 136 186 204 248 353 372 408 527 706 744 1,054 1,059 1,412 1,581 2,108 2,118 2,824 3,162 4,216 4,236 6,001 6,324 8,472 10,943 12,002 12,648 18,003 21,886 24,004 32,829 36,006 43,772 48,008 65,658 72,012 87,544 131,316 144,024 186,031 262,632 372,062 558,093 744,124 1,116,186 1,488,248 2,232,372 and 4,464,744, with no remainder.

Since 4,464,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,464,744, 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).