Q: Is 4,512,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,512,120 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 4,512,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 1,979 2,280 3,958 5,937 7,916 9,895 11,874 15,832 19,790 23,748 29,685 37,601 39,580 47,496 59,370 75,202 79,160 112,803 118,740 150,404 188,005 225,606 237,480 300,808 376,010 451,212 564,015 752,020 902,424 1,128,030 1,504,040 2,256,060 and 4,512,120, with no remainder.

Since 4,512,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,512,120, 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).