Q: Is 32,135,576 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,135,576 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 32,135,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 17 22 34 44 68 88 136 187 374 748 1,496 21,481 42,962 85,924 171,848 236,291 365,177 472,582 730,354 945,164 1,460,708 1,890,328 2,921,416 4,016,947 8,033,894 16,067,788 and 32,135,576, with no remainder.

Since 32,135,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,135,576, 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).