Q: Is 3,841,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,841,152 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 3,841,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 672 896 1,344 1,429 2,688 2,858 4,287 5,716 8,574 10,003 11,432 17,148 20,006 22,864 30,009 34,296 40,012 45,728 60,018 68,592 80,024 91,456 120,036 137,184 160,048 182,912 240,072 274,368 320,096 480,144 548,736 640,192 960,288 1,280,384 1,920,576 and 3,841,152, with no remainder.

Since 3,841,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,841,152, 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).