Q: Is 3,041,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,041,216 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 3,041,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 41 61 64 76 82 122 152 164 244 304 328 488 608 656 779 976 1,159 1,216 1,312 1,558 1,952 2,318 2,501 2,624 3,116 3,904 4,636 5,002 6,232 9,272 10,004 12,464 18,544 20,008 24,928 37,088 40,016 47,519 49,856 74,176 80,032 95,038 160,064 190,076 380,152 760,304 1,520,608 and 3,041,216, with no remainder.

Since 3,041,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,041,216, 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).