Q: Is 2,625,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,625,372 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 2,625,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 54 73 74 81 108 111 146 148 162 219 222 243 292 324 333 438 444 486 657 666 876 972 999 1,314 1,332 1,971 1,998 2,628 2,701 2,997 3,942 3,996 5,402 5,913 5,994 7,884 8,103 8,991 10,804 11,826 11,988 16,206 17,739 17,982 23,652 24,309 32,412 35,478 35,964 48,618 70,956 72,927 97,236 145,854 218,781 291,708 437,562 656,343 875,124 1,312,686 and 2,625,372, with no remainder.

Since 2,625,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,625,372, 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).