Q: Is 32,268,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,268,648 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 32,268,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 71 87 116 142 174 213 232 284 348 426 568 653 696 852 1,306 1,704 1,959 2,059 2,612 3,918 4,118 5,224 6,177 7,836 8,236 12,354 15,672 16,472 18,937 24,708 37,874 46,363 49,416 56,811 75,748 92,726 113,622 139,089 151,496 185,452 227,244 278,178 370,904 454,488 556,356 1,112,712 1,344,527 2,689,054 4,033,581 5,378,108 8,067,162 10,756,216 16,134,324 and 32,268,648, with no remainder.

Since 32,268,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,268,648, 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).