Q: Is 31,752,042 a Composite Number?

Why is 31,752,042 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 31,752,042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 29 42 58 87 131 174 199 203 262 393 398 406 597 609 786 917 1,194 1,218 1,393 1,834 2,751 2,786 3,799 4,179 5,502 5,771 7,598 8,358 11,397 11,542 17,313 22,794 26,069 26,593 34,626 40,397 52,138 53,186 78,207 79,779 80,794 121,191 156,414 159,558 182,483 242,382 364,966 547,449 756,001 1,094,898 1,512,002 2,268,003 4,536,006 5,292,007 10,584,014 15,876,021 and 31,752,042, with no remainder.

Since 31,752,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,752,042, 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).