Q: Is 64,512 a Composite Number?

Why is 64,512 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 64,512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 128 144 168 192 224 252 256 288 336 384 448 504 512 576 672 768 896 1,008 1,024 1,152 1,344 1,536 1,792 2,016 2,304 2,688 3,072 3,584 4,032 4,608 5,376 7,168 8,064 9,216 10,752 16,128 21,504 32,256 and 64,512, with no remainder.

Since 64,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 64,512, 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).