Q: Is 4,536,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,536,420 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 4,536,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 1,470 1,543 2,940 3,086 4,629 6,172 7,715 9,258 10,801 15,430 18,516 21,602 23,145 30,860 32,403 43,204 46,290 54,005 64,806 75,607 92,580 108,010 129,612 151,214 162,015 216,020 226,821 302,428 324,030 378,035 453,642 648,060 756,070 907,284 1,134,105 1,512,140 2,268,210 and 4,536,420, with no remainder.

Since 4,536,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,536,420, 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).