Q: Is 2,607,552 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,607,552 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 2,607,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 432 503 576 648 864 1,006 1,296 1,509 1,728 2,012 2,592 3,018 4,024 4,527 5,184 6,036 8,048 9,054 12,072 13,581 16,096 18,108 24,144 27,162 32,192 36,216 40,743 48,288 54,324 72,432 81,486 96,576 108,648 144,864 162,972 217,296 289,728 325,944 434,592 651,888 869,184 1,303,776 and 2,607,552, with no remainder.

Since 2,607,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,607,552, 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).