Q: Is 4,556,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,556,400 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 4,556,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 3,797 7,594 11,391 15,188 18,985 22,782 30,376 37,970 45,564 56,955 60,752 75,940 91,128 94,925 113,910 151,880 182,256 189,850 227,820 284,775 303,760 379,700 455,640 569,550 759,400 911,280 1,139,100 1,518,800 2,278,200 and 4,556,400, with no remainder.

Since 4,556,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,556,400, 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).