Q: Is 3,024,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,024,252 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 3,024,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 198 231 252 308 396 462 693 924 1,091 1,386 2,182 2,772 3,273 4,364 6,546 7,637 9,819 12,001 13,092 15,274 19,638 22,911 24,002 30,548 36,003 39,276 45,822 48,004 68,733 72,006 84,007 91,644 108,009 137,466 144,012 168,014 216,018 252,021 274,932 336,028 432,036 504,042 756,063 1,008,084 1,512,126 and 3,024,252, with no remainder.

Since 3,024,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,024,252, 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).