Q: Is 6,468,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,468,024 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 6,468,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 83 102 136 166 191 204 249 332 382 408 498 573 664 764 996 1,146 1,411 1,528 1,992 2,292 2,822 3,247 4,233 4,584 5,644 6,494 8,466 9,741 11,288 12,988 15,853 16,932 19,482 25,976 31,706 33,864 38,964 47,559 63,412 77,928 95,118 126,824 190,236 269,501 380,472 539,002 808,503 1,078,004 1,617,006 2,156,008 3,234,012 and 6,468,024, with no remainder.

Since 6,468,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,468,024, 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).