Q: Is 4,800,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,800,840 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 4,800,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 132 165 220 264 330 440 660 1,320 3,637 7,274 10,911 14,548 18,185 21,822 29,096 36,370 40,007 43,644 54,555 72,740 80,014 87,288 109,110 120,021 145,480 160,028 200,035 218,220 240,042 320,056 400,070 436,440 480,084 600,105 800,140 960,168 1,200,210 1,600,280 2,400,420 and 4,800,840, with no remainder.

Since 4,800,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,800,840, 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).