Q: Is 4,252,352 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,252,352 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 4,252,352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 19 26 32 38 52 64 76 104 152 208 247 269 304 416 494 538 608 832 988 1,076 1,216 1,976 2,152 3,497 3,952 4,304 5,111 6,994 7,904 8,608 10,222 13,988 15,808 17,216 20,444 27,976 40,888 55,952 66,443 81,776 111,904 132,886 163,552 223,808 265,772 327,104 531,544 1,063,088 2,126,176 and 4,252,352, with no remainder.

Since 4,252,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,252,352, 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).