Q: Is 4,620,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,620,280 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 4,620,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 29 35 40 56 58 70 116 140 145 203 232 280 290 406 569 580 812 1,015 1,138 1,160 1,624 2,030 2,276 2,845 3,983 4,060 4,552 5,690 7,966 8,120 11,380 15,932 16,501 19,915 22,760 31,864 33,002 39,830 66,004 79,660 82,505 115,507 132,008 159,320 165,010 231,014 330,020 462,028 577,535 660,040 924,056 1,155,070 2,310,140 and 4,620,280, with no remainder.

Since 4,620,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,620,280, 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).