Q: Is 2,232,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,232,432 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 2,232,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 37 48 72 74 111 144 148 222 296 333 419 444 592 666 838 888 1,257 1,332 1,676 1,776 2,514 2,664 3,352 3,771 5,028 5,328 6,704 7,542 10,056 15,084 15,503 20,112 30,168 31,006 46,509 60,336 62,012 93,018 124,024 139,527 186,036 248,048 279,054 372,072 558,108 744,144 1,116,216 and 2,232,432, with no remainder.

Since 2,232,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,232,432, 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).