Q: Is 32,031,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,031,296 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 32,031,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 173 176 263 346 352 526 692 704 1,052 1,384 1,903 2,104 2,768 2,893 3,806 4,208 5,536 5,786 7,612 8,416 11,072 11,572 15,224 16,832 23,144 30,448 45,499 46,288 60,896 90,998 92,576 121,792 181,996 185,152 363,992 500,489 727,984 1,000,978 1,455,968 2,001,956 2,911,936 4,003,912 8,007,824 16,015,648 and 32,031,296, with no remainder.

Since 32,031,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,031,296, 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).