Q: Is 32,135,567 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,135,567 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 32,135,567 can be evenly divided by 1 29 1,108,123 and 32,135,567, with no remainder.

Since 32,135,567 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,135,567, 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).