Q: Is 4,897,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,897,152 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 4,897,152 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 96 104 108 109 117 128 144 156 192 208 216 218 234 288 312 327 351 384 416 432 436 468 576 624 654 702 832 864 872 936 981 1,152 1,248 1,308 1,404 1,417 1,664 1,728 1,744 1,872 1,962 2,496 2,616 2,808 2,834 2,943 3,456 3,488 3,744 3,924 4,251 4,992 5,232 5,616 5,668 5,886 6,976 7,488 7,848 8,502 10,464 11,232 11,336 11,772 12,753 13,952 14,976 15,696 17,004 20,928 22,464 22,672 23,544 25,506 31,392 34,008 38,259 41,856 44,928 45,344 47,088 51,012 62,784 68,016 76,518 90,688 94,176 102,024 125,568 136,032 153,036 181,376 188,352 204,048 272,064 306,072 376,704 408,096 544,128 612,144 816,192 1,224,288 1,632,384 2,448,576 and 4,897,152, with no remainder.

Since 4,897,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,897,152, 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).