Q: Is 11,423,232 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,423,232 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 11,423,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 37 48 64 67 72 74 96 111 128 134 144 148 192 201 222 256 268 288 296 333 384 402 444 512 536 576 592 603 666 768 804 888 1,072 1,152 1,184 1,206 1,332 1,536 1,608 1,776 2,144 2,304 2,368 2,412 2,479 2,664 3,216 3,552 4,288 4,608 4,736 4,824 4,958 5,328 6,432 7,104 7,437 8,576 9,472 9,648 9,916 10,656 12,864 14,208 14,874 17,152 18,944 19,296 19,832 21,312 22,311 25,728 28,416 29,748 34,304 38,592 39,664 42,624 44,622 51,456 56,832 59,496 77,184 79,328 85,248 89,244 102,912 118,992 154,368 158,656 170,496 178,488 237,984 308,736 317,312 356,976 475,968 634,624 713,952 951,936 1,269,248 1,427,904 1,903,872 2,855,808 3,807,744 5,711,616 and 11,423,232, with no remainder.

Since 11,423,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,423,232, 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).