Q: Is 31,626,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,626,240 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 31,626,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 48 58 60 64 71 80 87 96 116 120 128 142 145 160 174 192 213 232 240 256 284 290 320 348 355 384 426 435 464 480 512 568 580 640 696 710 768 852 870 928 960 1,024 1,065 1,136 1,160 1,280 1,392 1,420 1,536 1,704 1,740 1,856 1,920 2,059 2,130 2,272 2,320 2,560 2,784 2,840 3,072 3,408 3,480 3,712 3,840 4,118 4,260 4,544 4,640 5,120 5,568 5,680 6,177 6,816 6,960 7,424 7,680 8,236 8,520 9,088 9,280 10,295 11,136 11,360 12,354 13,632 13,920 14,848 15,360 16,472 17,040 18,176 18,560 20,590 22,272 22,720 24,708 27,264 27,840 29,696 30,885 32,944 34,080 36,352 37,120 41,180 44,544 45,440 49,416 54,528 55,680 61,770 65,888 68,160 72,704 74,240 82,360 89,088 90,880 98,832 109,056 111,360 123,540 131,776 136,320 148,480 164,720 181,760 197,664 218,112 222,720 247,080 263,552 272,640 329,440 363,520 395,328 445,440 494,160 527,104 545,280 658,880 790,656 988,320 1,054,208 1,090,560 1,317,760 1,581,312 1,976,640 2,108,416 2,635,520 3,162,624 3,953,280 5,271,040 6,325,248 7,906,560 10,542,080 15,813,120 and 31,626,240, with no remainder.

Since 31,626,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,626,240, 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).