Q: Is 642,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 642,048 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 642,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 19 22 24 32 33 38 44 48 57 64 66 76 88 96 114 128 132 152 176 192 209 228 256 264 304 352 384 418 456 512 528 608 627 704 768 836 912 1,024 1,056 1,216 1,254 1,408 1,536 1,672 1,824 2,112 2,432 2,508 2,816 3,072 3,344 3,648 4,224 4,864 5,016 5,632 6,688 7,296 8,448 9,728 10,032 11,264 13,376 14,592 16,896 19,456 20,064 26,752 29,184 33,792 40,128 53,504 58,368 80,256 107,008 160,512 214,016 321,024 and 642,048, with no remainder.

Since 642,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 642,048, 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).