Q: Is 2,096,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,096,352 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 2,096,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 29 32 36 48 58 72 87 96 116 144 174 232 251 261 288 348 464 502 522 696 753 928 1,004 1,044 1,392 1,506 2,008 2,088 2,259 2,784 3,012 4,016 4,176 4,518 6,024 7,279 8,032 8,352 9,036 12,048 14,558 18,072 21,837 24,096 29,116 36,144 43,674 58,232 65,511 72,288 87,348 116,464 131,022 174,696 232,928 262,044 349,392 524,088 698,784 1,048,176 and 2,096,352, with no remainder.

Since 2,096,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,096,352, 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).