Q: Is 4,791,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,791,040 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 4,791,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 64 76 80 95 128 152 160 190 197 256 304 320 380 394 608 640 760 788 985 1,216 1,280 1,520 1,576 1,970 2,432 3,040 3,152 3,743 3,940 4,864 6,080 6,304 7,486 7,880 12,160 12,608 14,972 15,760 18,715 24,320 25,216 29,944 31,520 37,430 50,432 59,888 63,040 74,860 119,776 126,080 149,720 239,552 252,160 299,440 479,104 598,880 958,208 1,197,760 2,395,520 and 4,791,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,791,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,791,040, 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).