Q: Is 32,440,144 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,440,144 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 32,440,144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 19 22 38 44 76 88 89 109 152 176 178 209 218 304 356 418 436 712 836 872 979 1,199 1,424 1,672 1,691 1,744 1,958 2,071 2,398 3,344 3,382 3,916 4,142 4,796 6,764 7,832 8,284 9,592 9,701 13,528 15,664 16,568 18,601 19,184 19,402 22,781 27,056 33,136 37,202 38,804 45,562 74,404 77,608 91,124 106,711 148,808 155,216 182,248 184,319 213,422 297,616 364,496 368,638 426,844 737,276 853,688 1,474,552 1,707,376 2,027,509 2,949,104 4,055,018 8,110,036 16,220,072 and 32,440,144, with no remainder.

Since 32,440,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,440,144, 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).