Q: Is 36,432,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 36,432,108 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 36,432,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 41 82 123 164 246 369 492 738 1,476 24,683 49,366 74,049 98,732 148,098 222,147 296,196 444,294 888,588 1,012,003 2,024,006 3,036,009 4,048,012 6,072,018 9,108,027 12,144,036 18,216,054 and 36,432,108, with no remainder.

Since 36,432,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,432,108, 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).