Q: Is 1,368,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,368,252 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 1,368,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 41 54 81 82 103 108 123 162 164 206 246 309 324 369 412 492 618 738 927 1,107 1,236 1,476 1,854 2,214 2,781 3,321 3,708 4,223 4,428 5,562 6,642 8,343 8,446 11,124 12,669 13,284 16,686 16,892 25,338 33,372 38,007 50,676 76,014 114,021 152,028 228,042 342,063 456,084 684,126 and 1,368,252, with no remainder.

Since 1,368,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,368,252, 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).