Q: Is 32,343,003 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,343,003 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 32,343,003 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 21 27 33 47 63 77 99 141 189 231 297 329 331 423 517 693 987 993 1,269 1,551 2,079 2,317 2,961 2,979 3,619 3,641 4,653 6,951 8,883 8,937 10,857 10,923 13,959 15,557 20,853 25,487 32,571 32,769 46,671 62,559 76,461 97,713 98,307 108,899 140,013 171,127 229,383 326,697 420,039 513,381 688,149 980,091 1,197,889 1,540,143 2,940,273 3,593,667 4,620,429 10,781,001 and 32,343,003, with no remainder.

Since 32,343,003 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,343,003, 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).