Q: Is 32,311,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,311,220 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 32,311,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 29 34 58 68 85 113 116 145 170 226 290 340 452 493 565 580 841 986 1,130 1,682 1,921 1,972 2,260 2,465 3,277 3,364 3,842 4,205 4,930 6,554 7,684 8,410 9,605 9,860 13,108 14,297 16,385 16,820 19,210 28,594 32,770 38,420 55,709 57,188 65,540 71,485 95,033 111,418 142,970 190,066 222,836 278,545 285,940 380,132 475,165 557,090 950,330 1,114,180 1,615,561 1,900,660 3,231,122 6,462,244 8,077,805 16,155,610 and 32,311,220, with no remainder.

Since 32,311,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,311,220, 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).