Q: Is 32,207,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,207,376 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 32,207,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 670,987 1,341,974 2,012,961 2,683,948 4,025,922 5,367,896 8,051,844 10,735,792 16,103,688 and 32,207,376, with no remainder.

Since 32,207,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,207,376, 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).