Q: Is 4,849,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,849,240 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 4,849,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 103 107 110 206 214 220 412 428 440 515 535 824 856 1,030 1,070 1,133 1,177 2,060 2,140 2,266 2,354 4,120 4,280 4,532 4,708 5,665 5,885 9,064 9,416 11,021 11,330 11,770 22,042 22,660 23,540 44,084 45,320 47,080 55,105 88,168 110,210 121,231 220,420 242,462 440,840 484,924 606,155 969,848 1,212,310 2,424,620 and 4,849,240, with no remainder.

Since 4,849,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,849,240, 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).