Q: Is 4,828,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,828,040 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 4,828,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 43 56 70 86 140 172 215 280 301 344 401 430 602 802 860 1,204 1,505 1,604 1,720 2,005 2,408 2,807 3,010 3,208 4,010 5,614 6,020 8,020 11,228 12,040 14,035 16,040 17,243 22,456 28,070 34,486 56,140 68,972 86,215 112,280 120,701 137,944 172,430 241,402 344,860 482,804 603,505 689,720 965,608 1,207,010 2,414,020 and 4,828,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,828,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,828,040, 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).