Q: Is 4,480,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,480,520 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 4,480,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 17 20 22 34 40 44 55 68 85 88 110 136 170 187 220 340 374 440 599 680 748 935 1,198 1,496 1,870 2,396 2,995 3,740 4,792 5,990 6,589 7,480 10,183 11,980 13,178 20,366 23,960 26,356 32,945 40,732 50,915 52,712 65,890 81,464 101,830 112,013 131,780 203,660 224,026 263,560 407,320 448,052 560,065 896,104 1,120,130 2,240,260 and 4,480,520, with no remainder.

Since 4,480,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,480,520, 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).