Q: Is 1,638,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,638,144 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 1,638,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 79 81 96 108 128 144 158 162 192 216 237 256 288 316 324 384 432 474 576 632 648 711 768 864 948 1,152 1,264 1,296 1,422 1,728 1,896 2,133 2,304 2,528 2,592 2,844 3,456 3,792 4,266 5,056 5,184 5,688 6,399 6,912 7,584 8,532 10,112 10,368 11,376 12,798 15,168 17,064 20,224 20,736 22,752 25,596 30,336 34,128 45,504 51,192 60,672 68,256 91,008 102,384 136,512 182,016 204,768 273,024 409,536 546,048 819,072 and 1,638,144, with no remainder.

Since 1,638,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,638,144, 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).