But 36 is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36 whereas 32 is divisible by 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. Or is is because you can keep halving 32 all the way down to 1 so it's easier to work with segments? I would like to know what your stance is on this. Thanks :)