Q: Is 4,642,044 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,642,044 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 4,642,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 23 33 44 46 66 69 92 121 132 138 139 242 253 276 278 363 417 484 506 556 726 759 834 1,012 1,452 1,518 1,529 1,668 2,783 3,036 3,058 3,197 4,587 5,566 6,116 6,394 8,349 9,174 9,591 11,132 12,788 16,698 16,819 18,348 19,182 33,396 33,638 35,167 38,364 50,457 67,276 70,334 100,914 105,501 140,668 201,828 211,002 386,837 422,004 773,674 1,160,511 1,547,348 2,321,022 and 4,642,044, with no remainder.

Since 4,642,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,642,044, 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).