Q: Is 2,524,288 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,524,288 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 2,524,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 37 41 52 64 74 82 104 128 148 164 208 296 328 416 481 533 592 656 832 962 1,066 1,184 1,312 1,517 1,664 1,924 2,132 2,368 2,624 3,034 3,848 4,264 4,736 5,248 6,068 7,696 8,528 12,136 15,392 17,056 19,721 24,272 30,784 34,112 39,442 48,544 61,568 68,224 78,884 97,088 157,768 194,176 315,536 631,072 1,262,144 and 2,524,288, with no remainder.

Since 2,524,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,524,288, 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).