Q: Is 4,543,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,543,440 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 4,543,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 440 528 660 880 1,320 1,721 2,640 3,442 5,163 6,884 8,605 10,326 13,768 17,210 18,931 20,652 25,815 27,536 34,420 37,862 41,304 51,630 56,793 68,840 75,724 82,608 94,655 103,260 113,586 137,680 151,448 189,310 206,520 227,172 283,965 302,896 378,620 413,040 454,344 567,930 757,240 908,688 1,135,860 1,514,480 2,271,720 and 4,543,440, with no remainder.

Since 4,543,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,543,440, 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).