Q: Is 4,572,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,572,720 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 4,572,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 29 30 36 40 45 48 54 58 60 72 73 80 87 90 108 116 120 135 144 145 146 174 180 216 219 232 240 261 270 290 292 348 360 365 432 435 438 464 522 540 580 584 657 696 720 730 783 870 876 1,044 1,080 1,095 1,160 1,168 1,305 1,314 1,392 1,460 1,566 1,740 1,752 1,971 2,088 2,117 2,160 2,190 2,320 2,610 2,628 2,920 3,132 3,285 3,480 3,504 3,915 3,942 4,176 4,234 4,380 5,220 5,256 5,840 6,264 6,351 6,570 6,960 7,830 7,884 8,468 8,760 9,855 10,440 10,512 10,585 12,528 12,702 13,140 15,660 15,768 16,936 17,520 19,053 19,710 20,880 21,170 25,404 26,280 31,320 31,536 31,755 33,872 38,106 39,420 42,340 50,808 52,560 57,159 62,640 63,510 76,212 78,840 84,680 95,265 101,616 114,318 127,020 152,424 157,680 169,360 190,530 228,636 254,040 285,795 304,848 381,060 457,272 508,080 571,590 762,120 914,544 1,143,180 1,524,240 2,286,360 and 4,572,720, with no remainder.

Since 4,572,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,572,720, 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).