Q: Is 614,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 614,016 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 614,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 41 48 52 64 72 78 82 96 104 117 123 128 144 156 164 192 208 234 246 288 312 328 369 384 416 468 492 533 576 624 656 738 832 936 984 1,066 1,152 1,248 1,312 1,476 1,599 1,664 1,872 1,968 2,132 2,496 2,624 2,952 3,198 3,744 3,936 4,264 4,797 4,992 5,248 5,904 6,396 7,488 7,872 8,528 9,594 11,808 12,792 14,976 15,744 17,056 19,188 23,616 25,584 34,112 38,376 47,232 51,168 68,224 76,752 102,336 153,504 204,672 307,008 and 614,016, with no remainder.

Since 614,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 614,016, 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).