Q: Is 6,457,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,457,728 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 6,457,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 67 96 128 134 192 201 251 268 384 402 502 536 753 804 1,004 1,072 1,506 1,608 2,008 2,144 3,012 3,216 4,016 4,288 6,024 6,432 8,032 8,576 12,048 12,864 16,064 16,817 24,096 25,728 32,128 33,634 48,192 50,451 67,268 96,384 100,902 134,536 201,804 269,072 403,608 538,144 807,216 1,076,288 1,614,432 2,152,576 3,228,864 and 6,457,728, with no remainder.

Since 6,457,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,457,728, 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).