Q: Is 2,754,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,754,432 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 2,754,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 288 384 432 576 797 864 1,152 1,594 1,728 2,391 3,188 3,456 4,782 6,376 7,173 9,564 12,752 14,346 19,128 21,519 25,504 28,692 38,256 43,038 51,008 57,384 76,512 86,076 102,016 114,768 153,024 172,152 229,536 306,048 344,304 459,072 688,608 918,144 1,377,216 and 2,754,432, with no remainder.

Since 2,754,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,754,432, 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).