Q: Is 1,646,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,646,352 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 1,646,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 37 48 54 72 74 103 108 111 144 148 206 216 222 296 309 333 412 432 444 592 618 666 824 888 927 999 1,236 1,332 1,648 1,776 1,854 1,998 2,472 2,664 2,781 3,708 3,811 3,996 4,944 5,328 5,562 7,416 7,622 7,992 11,124 11,433 14,832 15,244 15,984 22,248 22,866 30,488 34,299 44,496 45,732 60,976 68,598 91,464 102,897 137,196 182,928 205,794 274,392 411,588 548,784 823,176 and 1,646,352, with no remainder.

Since 1,646,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,646,352, 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).