Q: Is 32,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 32,736 is a composite number.

Why is 32,736 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 32,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 31 32 33 44 48 62 66 88 93 96 124 132 176 186 248 264 341 352 372 496 528 682 744 992 1,023 1,056 1,364 1,488 2,046 2,728 2,976 4,092 5,456 8,184 10,912 16,368 and 32,736, with no remainder.

Since 32,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,736, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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