Q: Is 31,202,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,202,328 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 31,202,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,300,097 2,600,194 3,900,291 5,200,388 7,800,582 10,400,776 15,601,164 and 31,202,328, with no remainder.

Since 31,202,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,202,328, 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).