Q: Is 3,532,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 3,532,672 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 3,532,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 13 16 22 26 32 44 52 64 88 104 128 143 176 193 208 286 352 386 416 572 704 772 832 1,144 1,408 1,544 1,664 2,123 2,288 2,509 3,088 4,246 4,576 5,018 6,176 8,492 9,152 10,036 12,352 16,984 18,304 20,072 24,704 27,599 33,968 40,144 55,198 67,936 80,288 110,396 135,872 160,576 220,792 271,744 321,152 441,584 883,168 1,766,336 and 3,532,672, with no remainder.

Since 3,532,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,532,672, 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).