Q: Is 4,672,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,672,512 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 4,672,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 27 32 36 39 48 52 54 64 72 78 96 104 108 117 128 144 156 169 192 208 216 234 256 288 312 338 351 384 416 432 468 507 512 576 624 676 702 768 832 864 936 1,014 1,024 1,152 1,248 1,352 1,404 1,521 1,536 1,664 1,728 1,872 2,028 2,304 2,496 2,704 2,808 3,042 3,072 3,328 3,456 3,744 4,056 4,563 4,608 4,992 5,408 5,616 6,084 6,656 6,912 7,488 8,112 9,126 9,216 9,984 10,816 11,232 12,168 13,312 13,824 14,976 16,224 18,252 19,968 21,632 22,464 24,336 27,648 29,952 32,448 36,504 39,936 43,264 44,928 48,672 59,904 64,896 73,008 86,528 89,856 97,344 119,808 129,792 146,016 173,056 179,712 194,688 259,584 292,032 359,424 389,376 519,168 584,064 778,752 1,168,128 1,557,504 2,336,256 and 4,672,512, with no remainder.

Since 4,672,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,672,512, 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).