Q: Is 4,217,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,217,500 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 4,217,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 125 140 175 241 250 350 482 500 625 700 875 964 1,205 1,250 1,687 1,750 2,410 2,500 3,374 3,500 4,375 4,820 6,025 6,748 8,435 8,750 12,050 16,870 17,500 24,100 30,125 33,740 42,175 60,250 84,350 120,500 150,625 168,700 210,875 301,250 421,750 602,500 843,500 1,054,375 2,108,750 and 4,217,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,217,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,217,500, 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).