Q: Is 801,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 801,216 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 801,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 64 72 78 96 104 107 117 144 156 192 208 214 234 288 312 321 416 428 468 576 624 642 832 856 936 963 1,248 1,284 1,391 1,712 1,872 1,926 2,496 2,568 2,782 3,424 3,744 3,852 4,173 5,136 5,564 6,848 7,488 7,704 8,346 10,272 11,128 12,519 15,408 16,692 20,544 22,256 25,038 30,816 33,384 44,512 50,076 61,632 66,768 89,024 100,152 133,536 200,304 267,072 400,608 and 801,216, with no remainder.

Since 801,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 801,216, 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).