Q: Is 4,565,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,565,040 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 4,565,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 40 46 48 60 69 80 92 115 120 138 184 230 240 276 345 368 460 552 690 827 920 1,104 1,380 1,654 1,840 2,481 2,760 3,308 4,135 4,962 5,520 6,616 8,270 9,924 12,405 13,232 16,540 19,021 19,848 24,810 33,080 38,042 39,696 49,620 57,063 66,160 76,084 95,105 99,240 114,126 152,168 190,210 198,480 228,252 285,315 304,336 380,420 456,504 570,630 760,840 913,008 1,141,260 1,521,680 2,282,520 and 4,565,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,565,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,565,040, 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).