Q: Is 4,842,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,842,240 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 4,842,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 32 39 40 48 52 60 64 65 78 80 96 97 104 120 128 130 156 160 192 194 195 208 240 256 260 291 312 320 384 388 390 416 480 485 520 582 624 640 768 776 780 832 960 970 1,040 1,164 1,248 1,261 1,280 1,455 1,552 1,560 1,664 1,920 1,940 2,080 2,328 2,496 2,522 2,910 3,104 3,120 3,328 3,783 3,840 3,880 4,160 4,656 4,992 5,044 5,820 6,208 6,240 6,305 7,566 7,760 8,320 9,312 9,984 10,088 11,640 12,416 12,480 12,610 15,132 15,520 16,640 18,624 18,915 20,176 23,280 24,832 24,960 25,220 30,264 31,040 37,248 37,830 40,352 46,560 49,920 50,440 60,528 62,080 74,496 75,660 80,704 93,120 100,880 121,056 124,160 151,320 161,408 186,240 201,760 242,112 302,640 322,816 372,480 403,520 484,224 605,280 807,040 968,448 1,210,560 1,614,080 2,421,120 and 4,842,240, with no remainder.

Since 4,842,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,842,240, 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).