Q: Is 3,201,664 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,201,664 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 3,201,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 25,013 50,026 100,052 200,104 400,208 800,416 1,600,832 and 3,201,664, with no remainder.

Since 3,201,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,201,664, 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).