Q: Is 4,871,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,871,040 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 4,871,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 43 48 59 60 64 80 86 96 118 120 128 129 160 172 177 192 215 236 240 258 295 320 344 354 384 430 472 480 516 590 640 645 688 708 860 885 944 960 1,032 1,180 1,290 1,376 1,416 1,720 1,770 1,888 1,920 2,064 2,360 2,537 2,580 2,752 2,832 3,440 3,540 3,776 4,128 4,720 5,074 5,160 5,504 5,664 6,880 7,080 7,552 7,611 8,256 9,440 10,148 10,320 11,328 12,685 13,760 14,160 15,222 16,512 18,880 20,296 20,640 22,656 25,370 27,520 28,320 30,444 37,760 38,055 40,592 41,280 50,740 56,640 60,888 76,110 81,184 82,560 101,480 113,280 121,776 152,220 162,368 202,960 243,552 304,440 324,736 405,920 487,104 608,880 811,840 974,208 1,217,760 1,623,680 2,435,520 and 4,871,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,871,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,871,040, 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).