Q: Is 32,343,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,343,200 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 32,343,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 160 200 400 800 40,429 80,858 161,716 202,145 323,432 404,290 646,864 808,580 1,010,725 1,293,728 1,617,160 2,021,450 3,234,320 4,042,900 6,468,640 8,085,800 16,171,600 and 32,343,200, with no remainder.

Since 32,343,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,343,200, 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).