Q: Is 618,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 618,048 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 618,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 32 36 37 48 58 64 72 74 87 96 111 116 144 148 174 192 222 232 261 288 296 333 348 444 464 522 576 592 666 696 888 928 1,044 1,073 1,184 1,332 1,392 1,776 1,856 2,088 2,146 2,368 2,664 2,784 3,219 3,552 4,176 4,292 5,328 5,568 6,438 7,104 8,352 8,584 9,657 10,656 12,876 16,704 17,168 19,314 21,312 25,752 34,336 38,628 51,504 68,672 77,256 103,008 154,512 206,016 309,024 and 618,048, with no remainder.

Since 618,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 618,048, 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).