Q: Is 649,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 649,152 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 649,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 23 24 28 32 36 42 46 48 49 56 63 64 69 72 84 92 96 98 112 126 138 144 147 161 168 184 192 196 207 224 252 276 288 294 322 336 368 392 414 441 448 483 504 552 576 588 644 672 736 784 828 882 966 1,008 1,104 1,127 1,176 1,288 1,344 1,449 1,472 1,568 1,656 1,764 1,932 2,016 2,208 2,254 2,352 2,576 2,898 3,136 3,312 3,381 3,528 3,864 4,032 4,416 4,508 4,704 5,152 5,796 6,624 6,762 7,056 7,728 9,016 9,408 10,143 10,304 11,592 13,248 13,524 14,112 15,456 18,032 20,286 23,184 27,048 28,224 30,912 36,064 40,572 46,368 54,096 72,128 81,144 92,736 108,192 162,288 216,384 324,576 and 649,152, with no remainder.

Since 649,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 649,152, 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).