Q: Is 3,324,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,324,256 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 3,324,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 61 104 122 131 208 244 262 416 488 524 793 976 1,048 1,586 1,703 1,952 2,096 3,172 3,406 4,192 6,344 6,812 7,991 12,688 13,624 15,982 25,376 27,248 31,964 54,496 63,928 103,883 127,856 207,766 255,712 415,532 831,064 1,662,128 and 3,324,256, with no remainder.

Since 3,324,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,324,256, 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).