Q: Is 32,163,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,163,220 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 32,163,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 997 1,613 1,994 3,226 3,988 4,985 6,452 8,065 9,970 16,130 19,940 32,260 1,608,161 3,216,322 6,432,644 8,040,805 16,081,610 and 32,163,220, with no remainder.

Since 32,163,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,163,220, 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).