Q: Is 11,684,736 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,684,736 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 11,684,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 27 28 32 36 42 46 48 49 54 56 63 64 69 72 81 84 92 96 98 108 112 126 128 138 144 147 161 162 168 184 189 192 196 207 216 224 252 276 288 294 322 324 336 368 378 384 392 414 432 441 448 483 504 552 567 576 588 621 644 648 672 736 756 784 828 864 882 896 966 1,008 1,104 1,127 1,134 1,152 1,176 1,242 1,288 1,296 1,323 1,344 1,449 1,472 1,512 1,568 1,656 1,728 1,764 1,863 1,932 2,016 2,208 2,254 2,268 2,352 2,484 2,576 2,592 2,646 2,688 2,898 2,944 3,024 3,136 3,312 3,381 3,456 3,528 3,726 3,864 3,969 4,032 4,347 4,416 4,508 4,536 4,704 4,968 5,152 5,184 5,292 5,796 6,048 6,272 6,624 6,762 7,056 7,452 7,728 7,938 8,064 8,694 8,832 9,016 9,072 9,408 9,936 10,143 10,304 10,368 10,584 11,592 12,096 13,041 13,248 13,524 14,112 14,904 15,456 15,876 17,388 18,032 18,144 18,816 19,872 20,286 20,608 21,168 23,184 24,192 26,082 26,496 27,048 28,224 29,808 30,429 30,912 31,752 34,776 36,064 36,288 39,744 40,572 42,336 46,368 52,164 54,096 56,448 59,616 60,858 61,824 63,504 69,552 72,128 72,576 79,488 81,144 84,672 91,287 92,736 104,328 108,192 119,232 121,716 127,008 139,104 144,256 162,288 169,344 182,574 185,472 208,656 216,384 238,464 243,432 254,016 278,208 324,576 365,148 417,312 432,768 486,864 508,032 556,416 649,152 730,296 834,624 973,728 1,298,304 1,460,592 1,669,248 1,947,456 2,921,184 3,894,912 5,842,368 and 11,684,736, with no remainder.

Since 11,684,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,684,736, 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).