Q: Is 3,244,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,244,032 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 3,244,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 32 33 36 44 48 64 66 72 88 96 99 128 132 144 176 192 198 256 264 288 352 384 396 512 528 576 704 768 792 1,024 1,056 1,152 1,408 1,536 1,584 2,048 2,112 2,304 2,816 3,072 3,168 4,096 4,224 4,608 5,632 6,144 6,336 8,192 8,448 9,216 11,264 12,288 12,672 16,384 16,896 18,432 22,528 24,576 25,344 32,768 33,792 36,864 45,056 49,152 50,688 67,584 73,728 90,112 98,304 101,376 135,168 147,456 180,224 202,752 270,336 294,912 360,448 405,504 540,672 811,008 1,081,344 1,622,016 and 3,244,032, with no remainder.

Since 3,244,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,244,032, 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).