Q: Is 1,644,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,644,032 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 1,644,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 19 26 32 38 52 64 76 104 128 152 169 208 247 256 304 338 416 494 512 608 676 832 988 1,216 1,352 1,664 1,976 2,432 2,704 3,211 3,328 3,952 4,864 5,408 6,422 6,656 7,904 9,728 10,816 12,844 15,808 21,632 25,688 31,616 43,264 51,376 63,232 86,528 102,752 126,464 205,504 411,008 822,016 and 1,644,032, with no remainder.

Since 1,644,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,644,032, 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).