Q: Is 6,072,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,072,024 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 6,072,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 47 56 84 94 141 168 188 282 329 376 564 658 769 987 1,128 1,316 1,538 1,974 2,307 2,632 3,076 3,948 4,614 5,383 6,152 7,896 9,228 10,766 16,149 18,456 21,532 32,298 36,143 43,064 64,596 72,286 108,429 129,192 144,572 216,858 253,001 289,144 433,716 506,002 759,003 867,432 1,012,004 1,518,006 2,024,008 3,036,012 and 6,072,024, with no remainder.

Since 6,072,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,072,024, 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).