Q: Is 32,242,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,242,432 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 32,242,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 43 58 64 86 101 116 128 172 202 232 256 344 404 464 688 808 928 1,247 1,376 1,616 1,856 2,494 2,752 2,929 3,232 3,712 4,343 4,988 5,504 5,858 6,464 7,424 8,686 9,976 11,008 11,716 12,928 17,372 19,952 23,432 25,856 34,744 39,904 46,864 69,488 79,808 93,728 125,947 138,976 159,616 187,456 251,894 277,952 319,232 374,912 503,788 555,904 749,824 1,007,576 1,111,808 2,015,152 4,030,304 8,060,608 16,121,216 and 32,242,432, with no remainder.

Since 32,242,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,242,432, 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).