Q: Is 32,720,583 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,720,583 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 32,720,583 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 49 61 89 123 147 183 267 287 427 623 861 1,281 1,869 2,009 2,501 2,989 3,649 4,361 5,429 6,027 7,503 8,967 10,947 13,083 16,287 17,507 25,543 38,003 52,521 76,629 114,009 122,549 178,801 222,589 266,021 367,647 536,403 667,767 798,063 1,558,123 4,674,369 10,906,861 and 32,720,583, with no remainder.

Since 32,720,583 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,720,583, 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).