Q: Is 32,678,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,678,460 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 32,678,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 71 90 142 180 213 284 355 426 639 710 852 1,065 1,278 1,420 2,130 2,556 2,557 3,195 4,260 5,114 6,390 7,671 10,228 12,780 12,785 15,342 23,013 25,570 30,684 38,355 46,026 51,140 76,710 92,052 115,065 153,420 181,547 230,130 363,094 460,260 544,641 726,188 907,735 1,089,282 1,633,923 1,815,470 2,178,564 2,723,205 3,267,846 3,630,940 5,446,410 6,535,692 8,169,615 10,892,820 16,339,230 and 32,678,460, with no remainder.

Since 32,678,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,678,460, 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).