Q: Is 4,400,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,400,040 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 4,400,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 37 40 60 74 111 120 148 185 222 296 370 444 555 740 888 991 1,110 1,480 1,982 2,220 2,973 3,964 4,440 4,955 5,946 7,928 9,910 11,892 14,865 19,820 23,784 29,730 36,667 39,640 59,460 73,334 110,001 118,920 146,668 183,335 220,002 293,336 366,670 440,004 550,005 733,340 880,008 1,100,010 1,466,680 2,200,020 and 4,400,040, with no remainder.

Since 4,400,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,400,040, 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).