Q: Is 6,472,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,472,128 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 6,472,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 156 192 208 312 416 624 832 1,248 2,496 2,593 5,186 7,779 10,372 15,558 20,744 31,116 33,709 41,488 62,232 67,418 82,976 101,127 124,464 134,836 165,952 202,254 248,928 269,672 404,508 497,856 539,344 809,016 1,078,688 1,618,032 2,157,376 3,236,064 and 6,472,128, with no remainder.

Since 6,472,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,472,128, 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).