Q: Is 4,563,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,563,432 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 4,563,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 37 54 72 74 108 111 148 216 222 296 333 444 571 666 888 999 1,142 1,332 1,713 1,998 2,284 2,664 3,426 3,996 4,568 5,139 6,852 7,992 10,278 13,704 15,417 20,556 21,127 30,834 41,112 42,254 61,668 63,381 84,508 123,336 126,762 169,016 190,143 253,524 380,286 507,048 570,429 760,572 1,140,858 1,521,144 2,281,716 and 4,563,432, with no remainder.

Since 4,563,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,563,432, 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).