Q: Is 6,924,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,924,032 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 6,924,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 37 43 64 68 74 86 128 136 148 172 256 272 296 344 544 592 629 688 731 1,088 1,184 1,258 1,376 1,462 1,591 2,176 2,368 2,516 2,752 2,924 3,182 4,352 4,736 5,032 5,504 5,848 6,364 9,472 10,064 11,008 11,696 12,728 20,128 23,392 25,456 27,047 40,256 46,784 50,912 54,094 80,512 93,568 101,824 108,188 161,024 187,136 203,648 216,376 407,296 432,752 865,504 1,731,008 3,462,016 and 6,924,032, with no remainder.

Since 6,924,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,924,032, 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).