Q: Is 4,924,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,924,416 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 4,924,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 229 256 336 384 448 458 512 672 687 768 896 916 1,024 1,344 1,374 1,536 1,603 1,792 1,832 2,688 2,748 3,072 3,206 3,584 3,664 4,809 5,376 5,496 6,412 7,168 7,328 9,618 10,752 10,992 12,824 14,656 19,236 21,504 21,984 25,648 29,312 38,472 43,968 51,296 58,624 76,944 87,936 102,592 117,248 153,888 175,872 205,184 234,496 307,776 351,744 410,368 615,552 703,488 820,736 1,231,104 1,641,472 2,462,208 and 4,924,416, with no remainder.

Since 4,924,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,924,416, 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).