Q: Is 32,163,646 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,163,646 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 32,163,646 can be evenly divided by 1 2 16,081,823 and 32,163,646, with no remainder.

Since 32,163,646 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,163,646, 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).