Q: Is 2,016,576 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,016,576 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 2,016,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 389 432 576 648 778 864 1,167 1,296 1,556 1,728 2,334 2,592 3,112 3,501 4,668 5,184 6,224 7,002 9,336 10,503 12,448 14,004 18,672 21,006 24,896 28,008 31,509 37,344 42,012 56,016 63,018 74,688 84,024 112,032 126,036 168,048 224,064 252,072 336,096 504,144 672,192 1,008,288 and 2,016,576, with no remainder.

Since 2,016,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,016,576, 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).