Q: Is 4,660,224 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,660,224 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 4,660,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 41 48 64 74 82 96 111 123 128 148 164 192 222 246 256 296 328 384 444 492 512 592 656 768 888 984 1,024 1,184 1,312 1,517 1,536 1,776 1,968 2,368 2,624 3,034 3,072 3,552 3,936 4,551 4,736 5,248 6,068 7,104 7,872 9,102 9,472 10,496 12,136 14,208 15,744 18,204 18,944 20,992 24,272 28,416 31,488 36,408 37,888 41,984 48,544 56,832 62,976 72,816 97,088 113,664 125,952 145,632 194,176 291,264 388,352 582,528 776,704 1,165,056 1,553,408 2,330,112 and 4,660,224, with no remainder.

Since 4,660,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,660,224, 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).