Q: Is 1,652,028 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,652,028 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 1,652,028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 71 84 142 213 277 284 426 497 554 831 852 994 1,108 1,491 1,662 1,939 1,988 2,982 3,324 3,878 5,817 5,964 7,756 11,634 19,667 23,268 39,334 59,001 78,668 118,002 137,669 236,004 275,338 413,007 550,676 826,014 and 1,652,028, with no remainder.

Since 1,652,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,652,028, 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).