Q: Is 32,048,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,048,720 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 32,048,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 79 80 88 110 158 176 220 316 395 440 461 632 790 869 880 922 1,264 1,580 1,738 1,844 2,305 3,160 3,476 3,688 4,345 4,610 5,071 6,320 6,952 7,376 8,690 9,220 10,142 13,904 17,380 18,440 20,284 25,355 34,760 36,419 36,880 40,568 50,710 69,520 72,838 81,136 101,420 145,676 182,095 202,840 291,352 364,190 400,609 405,680 582,704 728,380 801,218 1,456,760 1,602,436 2,003,045 2,913,520 3,204,872 4,006,090 6,409,744 8,012,180 16,024,360 and 32,048,720, with no remainder.

Since 32,048,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,048,720, 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).