Q: Is 31,366,272 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,366,272 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 31,366,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 64 84 96 98 112 128 147 168 192 196 224 294 336 384 392 448 588 672 784 896 1,176 1,344 1,568 1,667 2,352 2,688 3,136 3,334 4,704 5,001 6,272 6,668 9,408 10,002 11,669 13,336 18,816 20,004 23,338 26,672 35,007 40,008 46,676 53,344 70,014 80,016 81,683 93,352 106,688 140,028 160,032 163,366 186,704 213,376 245,049 280,056 320,064 326,732 373,408 490,098 560,112 640,128 653,464 746,816 980,196 1,120,224 1,306,928 1,493,632 1,960,392 2,240,448 2,613,856 3,920,784 4,480,896 5,227,712 7,841,568 10,455,424 15,683,136 and 31,366,272, with no remainder.

Since 31,366,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,366,272, 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).