Q: Is 38,212,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 38,212,608 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 38,212,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 256 336 384 448 512 672 768 896 1,024 1,344 1,536 1,777 1,792 2,688 3,072 3,554 3,584 5,331 5,376 7,108 7,168 10,662 10,752 12,439 14,216 21,324 21,504 24,878 28,432 37,317 42,648 49,756 56,864 74,634 85,296 99,512 113,728 149,268 170,592 199,024 227,456 298,536 341,184 398,048 454,912 597,072 682,368 796,096 909,824 1,194,144 1,364,736 1,592,192 1,819,648 2,388,288 2,729,472 3,184,384 4,776,576 5,458,944 6,368,768 9,553,152 12,737,536 19,106,304 and 38,212,608, with no remainder.

Since 38,212,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,212,608, 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).