Q: Is 512,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 512,448 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 512,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 64 68 96 102 136 157 192 204 272 314 408 471 544 628 816 942 1,088 1,256 1,632 1,884 2,512 2,669 3,264 3,768 5,024 5,338 7,536 8,007 10,048 10,676 15,072 16,014 21,352 30,144 32,028 42,704 64,056 85,408 128,112 170,816 256,224 and 512,448, with no remainder.

Since 512,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,448, 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).