Q: Is 4,435,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,435,968 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 4,435,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 76 96 114 128 152 192 228 256 304 361 384 456 512 608 722 768 912 1,024 1,083 1,216 1,444 1,536 1,824 2,048 2,166 2,432 2,888 3,072 3,648 4,096 4,332 4,864 5,776 6,144 7,296 8,664 9,728 11,552 12,288 14,592 17,328 19,456 23,104 29,184 34,656 38,912 46,208 58,368 69,312 77,824 92,416 116,736 138,624 184,832 233,472 277,248 369,664 554,496 739,328 1,108,992 1,478,656 2,217,984 and 4,435,968, with no remainder.

Since 4,435,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,435,968, 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).