Q: Is 32,040,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,040,240 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 32,040,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 340 408 510 680 816 1,020 1,360 2,040 4,080 7,853 15,706 23,559 31,412 39,265 47,118 62,824 78,530 94,236 117,795 125,648 133,501 157,060 188,472 235,590 267,002 314,120 376,944 400,503 471,180 534,004 628,240 667,505 801,006 942,360 1,068,008 1,335,010 1,602,012 1,884,720 2,002,515 2,136,016 2,670,020 3,204,024 4,005,030 5,340,040 6,408,048 8,010,060 10,680,080 16,020,120 and 32,040,240, with no remainder.

Since 32,040,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,040,240, 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).