Q: Is 4,901,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,901,040 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 4,901,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 108 120 135 144 180 216 240 270 360 432 540 720 1,080 2,160 2,269 4,538 6,807 9,076 11,345 13,614 18,152 20,421 22,690 27,228 34,035 36,304 40,842 45,380 54,456 61,263 68,070 81,684 90,760 102,105 108,912 122,526 136,140 163,368 181,520 204,210 245,052 272,280 306,315 326,736 408,420 490,104 544,560 612,630 816,840 980,208 1,225,260 1,633,680 2,450,520 and 4,901,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,901,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,901,040, 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).