Q: Is 4,489,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,489,420 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 4,489,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 31 52 62 65 124 130 155 260 310 403 557 620 806 1,114 1,612 2,015 2,228 2,785 4,030 5,570 7,241 8,060 11,140 14,482 17,267 28,964 34,534 36,205 69,068 72,410 86,335 144,820 172,670 224,471 345,340 448,942 897,884 1,122,355 2,244,710 and 4,489,420, with no remainder.

Since 4,489,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,489,420, 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).