Q: Is 41,473,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 41,473,728 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 41,473,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 144 192 216 288 432 576 864 1,728 24,001 48,002 72,003 96,004 144,006 192,008 216,009 288,012 384,016 432,018 576,024 648,027 768,032 864,036 1,152,048 1,296,054 1,536,064 1,728,072 2,304,096 2,592,108 3,456,144 4,608,192 5,184,216 6,912,288 10,368,432 13,824,576 20,736,864 and 41,473,728, with no remainder.

Since 41,473,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 41,473,728, 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).