Q: Is 4,479,744 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,479,744 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 4,479,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 76 96 114 128 152 192 228 256 304 307 384 456 608 614 768 912 921 1,216 1,228 1,824 1,842 2,432 2,456 3,648 3,684 4,864 4,912 5,833 7,296 7,368 9,824 11,666 14,592 14,736 17,499 19,648 23,332 29,472 34,998 39,296 46,664 58,944 69,996 78,592 93,328 117,888 139,992 186,656 235,776 279,984 373,312 559,968 746,624 1,119,936 1,493,248 2,239,872 and 4,479,744, with no remainder.

Since 4,479,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,479,744, 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).