Q: Is 38,268,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 38,268,672 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 38,268,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 256 312 384 416 624 768 832 1,248 1,664 2,496 3,328 3,833 4,992 7,666 9,984 11,499 15,332 22,998 30,664 45,996 49,829 61,328 91,992 99,658 122,656 149,487 183,984 199,316 245,312 298,974 367,968 398,632 490,624 597,948 735,936 797,264 981,248 1,195,896 1,471,872 1,594,528 2,391,792 2,943,744 3,189,056 4,783,584 6,378,112 9,567,168 12,756,224 19,134,336 and 38,268,672, with no remainder.

Since 38,268,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 38,268,672, 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).