Q: Is 32,001,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,001,312 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 32,001,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 196 224 294 336 392 588 672 784 1,176 1,568 2,352 4,704 6,803 13,606 20,409 27,212 40,818 47,621 54,424 81,636 95,242 108,848 142,863 163,272 190,484 217,696 285,726 326,544 333,347 380,968 571,452 653,088 666,694 761,936 1,000,041 1,142,904 1,333,388 1,523,872 2,000,082 2,285,808 2,666,776 4,000,164 4,571,616 5,333,552 8,000,328 10,667,104 16,000,656 and 32,001,312, with no remainder.

Since 32,001,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,001,312, 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).