Q: Is 66,448,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 66,448,608 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 66,448,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 173 346 519 692 1,038 1,384 2,076 2,768 4,001 4,152 5,536 8,002 8,304 12,003 16,004 16,608 24,006 32,008 48,012 64,016 96,024 128,032 192,048 384,096 692,173 1,384,346 2,076,519 2,768,692 4,153,038 5,537,384 8,306,076 11,074,768 16,612,152 22,149,536 33,224,304 and 66,448,608, with no remainder.

Since 66,448,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 66,448,608, 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).