Q: Is 1,992,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,992,432 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 1,992,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 31 39 48 52 62 78 93 103 104 124 156 186 206 208 248 309 312 372 403 412 496 618 624 744 806 824 1,209 1,236 1,339 1,488 1,612 1,648 2,418 2,472 2,678 3,193 3,224 4,017 4,836 4,944 5,356 6,386 6,448 8,034 9,579 9,672 10,712 12,772 16,068 19,158 19,344 21,424 25,544 32,136 38,316 41,509 51,088 64,272 76,632 83,018 124,527 153,264 166,036 249,054 332,072 498,108 664,144 996,216 and 1,992,432, with no remainder.

Since 1,992,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,992,432, 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).