Q: Is 32,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 32,760 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 32,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 24 26 28 30 35 36 39 40 42 45 52 56 60 63 65 70 72 78 84 90 91 104 105 117 120 126 130 140 156 168 180 182 195 210 234 252 260 273 280 312 315 360 364 390 420 455 468 504 520 546 585 630 728 780 819 840 910 936 1,092 1,170 1,260 1,365 1,560 1,638 1,820 2,184 2,340 2,520 2,730 3,276 3,640 4,095 4,680 5,460 6,552 8,190 10,920 16,380 and 32,760, with no remainder.

Since 32,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,760, 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).