Q: Is 2,352,132 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,352,132 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 2,352,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 29 36 54 58 87 108 116 174 261 348 522 751 783 1,044 1,502 1,566 2,253 3,004 3,132 4,506 6,759 9,012 13,518 20,277 21,779 27,036 40,554 43,558 65,337 81,108 87,116 130,674 196,011 261,348 392,022 588,033 784,044 1,176,066 and 2,352,132, with no remainder.

Since 2,352,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,352,132, 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).