Q: Is 4,608,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,608,768 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 4,608,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 96 102 128 136 192 204 256 272 353 384 408 544 706 768 816 1,059 1,088 1,412 1,632 2,118 2,176 2,824 3,264 4,236 4,352 5,648 6,001 6,528 8,472 11,296 12,002 13,056 16,944 18,003 22,592 24,004 33,888 36,006 45,184 48,008 67,776 72,012 90,368 96,016 135,552 144,024 192,032 271,104 288,048 384,064 576,096 768,128 1,152,192 1,536,256 2,304,384 and 4,608,768, with no remainder.

Since 4,608,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,608,768, 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).