Q: Is 4,480,896 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,480,896 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 4,480,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 672 896 1,344 1,667 2,688 3,334 5,001 6,668 10,002 11,669 13,336 20,004 23,338 26,672 35,007 40,008 46,676 53,344 70,014 80,016 93,352 106,688 140,028 160,032 186,704 213,376 280,056 320,064 373,408 560,112 640,128 746,816 1,120,224 1,493,632 2,240,448 and 4,480,896, with no remainder.

Since 4,480,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,480,896, 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).