Q: Is 32,423,655 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,423,655 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 32,423,655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 37 47 55 111 113 141 165 185 235 339 407 517 555 565 705 1,221 1,243 1,551 1,695 1,739 2,035 2,585 3,729 4,181 5,217 5,311 6,105 6,215 7,755 8,695 12,543 15,933 18,645 19,129 20,905 26,085 26,555 45,991 57,387 58,421 62,715 79,665 95,645 137,973 175,263 196,507 229,955 286,935 292,105 589,521 689,865 876,315 982,535 2,161,577 2,947,605 6,484,731 10,807,885 and 32,423,655, with no remainder.

Since 32,423,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,423,655, 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).