Q: Is 3,024,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,024,864 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 3,024,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 81 96 108 144 162 216 243 288 324 389 432 486 648 778 864 972 1,167 1,296 1,556 1,944 2,334 2,592 3,112 3,501 3,888 4,668 6,224 7,002 7,776 9,336 10,503 12,448 14,004 18,672 21,006 28,008 31,509 37,344 42,012 56,016 63,018 84,024 94,527 112,032 126,036 168,048 189,054 252,072 336,096 378,108 504,144 756,216 1,008,288 1,512,432 and 3,024,864, with no remainder.

Since 3,024,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,024,864, 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).