Q: Is 4,561,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,561,216 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 4,561,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 19 22 31 32 38 44 62 64 76 88 121 124 152 176 209 242 248 304 341 352 418 484 496 589 608 682 704 836 968 992 1,178 1,216 1,364 1,672 1,936 1,984 2,299 2,356 2,728 3,344 3,751 3,872 4,598 4,712 5,456 6,479 6,688 7,502 7,744 9,196 9,424 10,912 12,958 13,376 15,004 18,392 18,848 21,824 25,916 30,008 36,784 37,696 51,832 60,016 71,269 73,568 103,664 120,032 142,538 147,136 207,328 240,064 285,076 414,656 570,152 1,140,304 2,280,608 and 4,561,216, with no remainder.

Since 4,561,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,561,216, 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).