Q: Is 6,967,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 6,967,296 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 6,967,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 64 72 81 84 96 108 112 126 128 144 162 168 189 192 216 224 243 252 256 288 324 336 378 384 432 448 486 504 512 567 576 648 672 756 768 864 896 972 1,008 1,024 1,134 1,152 1,296 1,344 1,512 1,536 1,701 1,728 1,792 1,944 2,016 2,048 2,268 2,304 2,592 2,688 3,024 3,072 3,402 3,456 3,584 3,888 4,032 4,096 4,536 4,608 5,184 5,376 6,048 6,144 6,804 6,912 7,168 7,776 8,064 9,072 9,216 10,368 10,752 12,096 12,288 13,608 13,824 14,336 15,552 16,128 18,144 18,432 20,736 21,504 24,192 27,216 27,648 28,672 31,104 32,256 36,288 36,864 41,472 43,008 48,384 54,432 55,296 62,208 64,512 72,576 82,944 86,016 96,768 108,864 110,592 124,416 129,024 145,152 165,888 193,536 217,728 248,832 258,048 290,304 331,776 387,072 435,456 497,664 580,608 774,144 870,912 995,328 1,161,216 1,741,824 2,322,432 3,483,648 and 6,967,296, with no remainder.

Since 6,967,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,967,296, 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).