Q: Is 8,457,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,457,216 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 8,457,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 256 384 512 768 1,024 1,536 2,753 3,072 5,506 8,259 11,012 16,518 22,024 33,036 44,048 66,072 88,096 132,144 176,192 264,288 352,384 528,576 704,768 1,057,152 1,409,536 2,114,304 2,819,072 4,228,608 and 8,457,216, with no remainder.

Since 8,457,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,457,216, 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).