Q: Is 6,168,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,168,048 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 6,168,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 37 46 48 69 74 92 111 138 148 151 184 222 276 296 302 368 444 453 552 592 604 851 888 906 1,104 1,208 1,702 1,776 1,812 2,416 2,553 3,404 3,473 3,624 5,106 5,587 6,808 6,946 7,248 10,212 10,419 11,174 13,616 13,892 16,761 20,424 20,838 22,348 27,784 33,522 40,848 41,676 44,696 55,568 67,044 83,352 89,392 128,501 134,088 166,704 257,002 268,176 385,503 514,004 771,006 1,028,008 1,542,012 2,056,016 3,084,024 and 6,168,048, with no remainder.

Since 6,168,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,168,048, 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).