Q: Is 33,706,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 33,706,240 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 33,706,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 64 68 80 85 128 136 160 170 256 272 320 340 544 640 680 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,549 2,176 2,720 3,098 4,352 5,440 6,196 7,745 10,880 12,392 15,490 21,760 24,784 26,333 30,980 49,568 52,666 61,960 99,136 105,332 123,920 131,665 198,272 210,664 247,840 263,330 396,544 421,328 495,680 526,660 842,656 991,360 1,053,320 1,685,312 1,982,720 2,106,640 3,370,624 4,213,280 6,741,248 8,426,560 16,853,120 and 33,706,240, with no remainder.

Since 33,706,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 33,706,240, 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).