Q: Is 1,968,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,968,048 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 1,968,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 79 144 158 173 237 316 346 474 519 632 692 711 948 1,038 1,264 1,384 1,422 1,557 1,896 2,076 2,768 2,844 3,114 3,792 4,152 5,688 6,228 8,304 11,376 12,456 13,667 24,912 27,334 41,001 54,668 82,002 109,336 123,003 164,004 218,672 246,006 328,008 492,012 656,016 984,024 and 1,968,048, with no remainder.

Since 1,968,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,968,048, 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).