Q: Is 62,304,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 62,304,768 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 62,304,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 256 288 384 432 512 576 768 864 1,152 1,536 1,728 2,304 3,456 4,507 4,608 6,912 9,014 13,521 13,824 18,028 27,042 36,056 40,563 54,084 72,112 81,126 108,168 121,689 144,224 162,252 216,336 243,378 288,448 324,504 432,672 486,756 576,896 649,008 865,344 973,512 1,153,792 1,298,016 1,730,688 1,947,024 2,307,584 2,596,032 3,461,376 3,894,048 5,192,064 6,922,752 7,788,096 10,384,128 15,576,192 20,768,256 31,152,384 and 62,304,768, with no remainder.

Since 62,304,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,304,768, 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).