Q: Is 4,496,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,496,960 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 4,496,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 26 32 40 46 47 52 64 65 80 92 94 104 115 130 160 184 188 208 230 235 260 299 320 368 376 416 460 470 520 598 611 736 752 832 920 940 1,040 1,081 1,196 1,222 1,472 1,495 1,504 1,840 1,880 2,080 2,162 2,392 2,444 2,990 3,008 3,055 3,680 3,760 4,160 4,324 4,784 4,888 5,405 5,980 6,110 7,360 7,520 8,648 9,568 9,776 10,810 11,960 12,220 14,053 15,040 17,296 19,136 19,552 21,620 23,920 24,440 28,106 34,592 39,104 43,240 47,840 48,880 56,212 69,184 70,265 86,480 95,680 97,760 112,424 140,530 172,960 195,520 224,848 281,060 345,920 449,696 562,120 899,392 1,124,240 2,248,480 and 4,496,960, with no remainder.

Since 4,496,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,496,960, 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).