Q: Is 4,368,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,368,448 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 4,368,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 49 56 64 98 112 196 199 224 343 392 398 448 686 784 796 1,372 1,393 1,568 1,592 2,744 2,786 3,136 3,184 5,488 5,572 6,368 9,751 10,976 11,144 12,736 19,502 21,952 22,288 39,004 44,576 68,257 78,008 89,152 136,514 156,016 273,028 312,032 546,056 624,064 1,092,112 2,184,224 and 4,368,448, with no remainder.

Since 4,368,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,368,448, 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).