Q: Is 901,728 a Composite Number?

Why is 901,728 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 901,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 62 72 93 96 101 124 144 186 202 248 279 288 303 372 404 496 558 606 744 808 909 992 1,116 1,212 1,488 1,616 1,818 2,232 2,424 2,976 3,131 3,232 3,636 4,464 4,848 6,262 7,272 8,928 9,393 9,696 12,524 14,544 18,786 25,048 28,179 29,088 37,572 50,096 56,358 75,144 100,192 112,716 150,288 225,432 300,576 450,864 and 901,728, with no remainder.

Since 901,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 901,728, 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).