Q: Is 4,717,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,717,024 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 4,717,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 17 23 26 29 32 34 46 52 58 68 92 104 116 136 184 208 221 232 272 299 368 377 391 416 442 464 493 544 598 667 736 754 782 884 928 986 1,196 1,334 1,508 1,564 1,768 1,972 2,392 2,668 3,016 3,128 3,536 3,944 4,784 5,083 5,336 6,032 6,256 6,409 7,072 7,888 8,671 9,568 10,166 10,672 11,339 12,064 12,512 12,818 15,776 17,342 20,332 21,344 22,678 25,636 34,684 40,664 45,356 51,272 69,368 81,328 90,712 102,544 138,736 147,407 162,656 181,424 205,088 277,472 294,814 362,848 589,628 1,179,256 2,358,512 and 4,717,024, with no remainder.

Since 4,717,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,717,024, 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).