Q: Is 32,006,961 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,006,961 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 32,006,961 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 27 37 63 69 111 161 189 199 207 259 333 483 597 621 777 851 999 1,393 1,449 1,791 2,331 2,553 4,179 4,347 4,577 5,373 5,957 6,993 7,363 7,659 12,537 13,731 17,871 22,089 22,977 32,039 37,611 41,193 51,541 53,613 66,267 96,117 123,579 154,623 160,839 169,349 198,801 288,351 463,869 508,047 865,053 1,185,443 1,391,607 1,524,141 3,556,329 4,572,423 10,668,987 and 32,006,961, with no remainder.

Since 32,006,961 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,006,961, 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).