Q: Is 32,221,504 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,221,504 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 32,221,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 71 112 142 224 284 448 497 568 994 1,013 1,136 1,988 2,026 2,272 3,976 4,052 4,544 7,091 7,952 8,104 14,182 15,904 16,208 28,364 31,808 32,416 56,728 64,832 71,923 113,456 143,846 226,912 287,692 453,824 503,461 575,384 1,006,922 1,150,768 2,013,844 2,301,536 4,027,688 4,603,072 8,055,376 16,110,752 and 32,221,504, with no remainder.

Since 32,221,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,221,504, 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).