Q: Is 32,377,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,377,344 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 32,377,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 107 128 192 197 214 256 321 384 394 428 512 591 642 768 788 856 1,182 1,284 1,536 1,576 1,712 2,364 2,568 3,152 3,424 4,728 5,136 6,304 6,848 9,456 10,272 12,608 13,696 18,912 20,544 21,079 25,216 27,392 37,824 41,088 42,158 50,432 54,784 63,237 75,648 82,176 84,316 100,864 126,474 151,296 164,352 168,632 252,948 302,592 337,264 505,896 674,528 1,011,792 1,349,056 2,023,584 2,698,112 4,047,168 5,396,224 8,094,336 10,792,448 16,188,672 and 32,377,344, with no remainder.

Since 32,377,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,377,344, 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).