Q: Is 22,272,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,272,768 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 22,272,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 128 144 168 192 224 252 256 288 336 384 448 504 576 672 768 896 1,008 1,152 1,344 1,381 1,792 2,016 2,304 2,688 2,762 4,032 4,143 5,376 5,524 8,064 8,286 9,667 11,048 12,429 16,128 16,572 19,334 22,096 24,858 29,001 33,144 38,668 44,192 49,716 58,002 66,288 77,336 87,003 88,384 99,432 116,004 132,576 154,672 174,006 176,768 198,864 232,008 265,152 309,344 348,012 353,536 397,728 464,016 530,304 618,688 696,024 795,456 928,032 1,060,608 1,237,376 1,392,048 1,590,912 1,856,064 2,474,752 2,784,096 3,181,824 3,712,128 5,568,192 7,424,256 11,136,384 and 22,272,768, with no remainder.

Since 22,272,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,272,768, 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).