Q: Is 32,122,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,122,216 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 32,122,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 37 56 74 148 259 296 419 518 838 1,036 1,369 1,676 2,072 2,738 2,933 3,352 5,476 5,866 9,583 10,952 11,732 15,503 19,166 23,464 31,006 38,332 62,012 76,664 108,521 124,024 217,042 434,084 573,611 868,168 1,147,222 2,294,444 4,015,277 4,588,888 8,030,554 16,061,108 and 32,122,216, with no remainder.

Since 32,122,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,122,216, 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).