Q: Is 4,621,824 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,621,824 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 4,621,824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 17 18 24 32 34 36 48 51 59 64 68 72 96 102 118 128 136 144 153 177 192 204 236 256 272 288 306 354 384 408 472 512 531 544 576 612 708 768 816 944 1,003 1,062 1,088 1,152 1,224 1,416 1,536 1,632 1,888 2,006 2,124 2,176 2,304 2,448 2,832 3,009 3,264 3,776 4,012 4,248 4,352 4,608 4,896 5,664 6,018 6,528 7,552 8,024 8,496 8,704 9,027 9,792 11,328 12,036 13,056 15,104 16,048 16,992 18,054 19,584 22,656 24,072 26,112 30,208 32,096 33,984 36,108 39,168 45,312 48,144 64,192 67,968 72,216 78,336 90,624 96,288 128,384 135,936 144,432 192,576 256,768 271,872 288,864 385,152 513,536 577,728 770,304 1,155,456 1,540,608 2,310,912 and 4,621,824, with no remainder.

Since 4,621,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,621,824, 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).