Q: Is 32,457,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,457,984 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 32,457,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 256 312 384 416 624 768 832 1,248 1,664 2,496 3,251 3,328 4,992 6,502 9,753 9,984 13,004 19,506 26,008 39,012 42,263 52,016 78,024 84,526 104,032 126,789 156,048 169,052 208,064 253,578 312,096 338,104 416,128 507,156 624,192 676,208 832,256 1,014,312 1,248,384 1,352,416 2,028,624 2,496,768 2,704,832 4,057,248 5,409,664 8,114,496 10,819,328 16,228,992 and 32,457,984, with no remainder.

Since 32,457,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,457,984, 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).