Q: Is 7,424,256 a Composite Number?

Why is 7,424,256 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 7,424,256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 256 336 384 448 672 768 896 1,344 1,381 1,792 2,688 2,762 4,143 5,376 5,524 8,286 9,667 11,048 16,572 19,334 22,096 29,001 33,144 38,668 44,192 58,002 66,288 77,336 88,384 116,004 132,576 154,672 176,768 232,008 265,152 309,344 353,536 464,016 530,304 618,688 928,032 1,060,608 1,237,376 1,856,064 2,474,752 3,712,128 and 7,424,256, with no remainder.

Since 7,424,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,424,256, 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).