Q: Is 4,941,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,941,440 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 4,941,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 70 80 112 128 140 160 224 280 320 448 560 640 896 1,103 1,120 2,206 2,240 4,412 4,480 5,515 7,721 8,824 11,030 15,442 17,648 22,060 30,884 35,296 38,605 44,120 61,768 70,592 77,210 88,240 123,536 141,184 154,420 176,480 247,072 308,840 352,960 494,144 617,680 705,920 988,288 1,235,360 2,470,720 and 4,941,440, with no remainder.

Since 4,941,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,941,440, 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).