Q: Is 526,752 a Composite Number?

Why is 526,752 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 526,752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 32 36 48 59 62 72 93 96 118 124 144 177 186 236 248 279 288 354 372 472 496 531 558 708 744 944 992 1,062 1,116 1,416 1,488 1,829 1,888 2,124 2,232 2,832 2,976 3,658 4,248 4,464 5,487 5,664 7,316 8,496 8,928 10,974 14,632 16,461 16,992 21,948 29,264 32,922 43,896 58,528 65,844 87,792 131,688 175,584 263,376 and 526,752, with no remainder.

Since 526,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 526,752, 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).