Q: Is 33,366,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 33,366,672 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 33,366,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 139 144 278 417 556 834 1,112 1,251 1,667 1,668 2,224 2,502 3,334 3,336 5,001 5,004 6,668 6,672 10,002 10,008 13,336 15,003 20,004 20,016 26,672 30,006 40,008 60,012 80,016 120,024 231,713 240,048 463,426 695,139 926,852 1,390,278 1,853,704 2,085,417 2,780,556 3,707,408 4,170,834 5,561,112 8,341,668 11,122,224 16,683,336 and 33,366,672, with no remainder.

Since 33,366,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,366,672, 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).