Q: Is 35,232,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 35,232,720 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 35,232,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 73 80 120 146 219 240 292 365 438 584 730 876 1,095 1,168 1,460 1,752 2,011 2,190 2,920 3,504 4,022 4,380 5,840 6,033 8,044 8,760 10,055 12,066 16,088 17,520 20,110 24,132 30,165 32,176 40,220 48,264 60,330 80,440 96,528 120,660 146,803 160,880 241,320 293,606 440,409 482,640 587,212 734,015 880,818 1,174,424 1,468,030 1,761,636 2,202,045 2,348,848 2,936,060 3,523,272 4,404,090 5,872,120 7,046,544 8,808,180 11,744,240 17,616,360 and 35,232,720, with no remainder.

Since 35,232,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,232,720, 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).