Q: Is 32,708,529 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,708,529 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 32,708,529 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 41 49 63 67 81 123 147 189 201 243 287 369 441 469 567 603 861 1,107 1,323 1,407 1,701 1,809 2,009 2,583 2,747 3,283 3,321 3,969 4,221 5,427 6,027 7,749 8,241 9,849 9,963 11,907 12,663 16,281 18,081 19,229 23,247 24,723 29,547 37,989 54,243 57,687 69,741 74,169 88,641 113,967 134,603 162,729 173,061 222,507 265,923 403,809 488,187 519,183 667,521 797,769 1,211,427 1,557,549 3,634,281 4,672,647 10,902,843 and 32,708,529, with no remainder.

Since 32,708,529 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,708,529, 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).