Q: Is 4,521,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,521,720 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 4,521,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 490 588 735 769 840 980 1,176 1,470 1,538 1,960 2,307 2,940 3,076 3,845 4,614 5,383 5,880 6,152 7,690 9,228 10,766 11,535 15,380 16,149 18,456 21,532 23,070 26,915 30,760 32,298 37,681 43,064 46,140 53,830 64,596 75,362 80,745 92,280 107,660 113,043 129,192 150,724 161,490 188,405 215,320 226,086 301,448 322,980 376,810 452,172 565,215 645,960 753,620 904,344 1,130,430 1,507,240 2,260,860 and 4,521,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,521,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,521,720, 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).