Q: Is 4,542,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,542,400 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 4,542,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 136 160 167 170 200 272 320 334 340 400 425 544 668 680 800 835 850 1,088 1,336 1,360 1,600 1,670 1,700 2,672 2,720 2,839 3,340 3,400 4,175 5,344 5,440 5,678 6,680 6,800 8,350 10,688 11,356 13,360 13,600 14,195 16,700 22,712 26,720 27,200 28,390 33,400 45,424 53,440 56,780 66,800 70,975 90,848 113,560 133,600 141,950 181,696 227,120 267,200 283,900 454,240 567,800 908,480 1,135,600 2,271,200 and 4,542,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,542,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,542,400, 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).