Q: Is 1,624,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,624,448 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 1,624,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 37 49 56 64 74 98 112 128 148 196 224 259 296 343 392 448 518 592 686 784 896 1,036 1,184 1,372 1,568 1,813 2,072 2,368 2,744 3,136 3,626 4,144 4,736 5,488 6,272 7,252 8,288 10,976 12,691 14,504 16,576 21,952 25,382 29,008 33,152 43,904 50,764 58,016 101,528 116,032 203,056 232,064 406,112 812,224 and 1,624,448, with no remainder.

Since 1,624,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,624,448, 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).