Q: Is 11,424,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,424,300 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 11,424,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 113 150 226 300 337 339 452 565 674 678 1,011 1,130 1,348 1,356 1,685 1,695 2,022 2,260 2,825 3,370 3,390 4,044 5,055 5,650 6,740 6,780 8,425 8,475 10,110 11,300 16,850 16,950 20,220 25,275 33,700 33,900 38,081 50,550 76,162 101,100 114,243 152,324 190,405 228,486 380,810 456,972 571,215 761,620 952,025 1,142,430 1,904,050 2,284,860 2,856,075 3,808,100 5,712,150 and 11,424,300, with no remainder.

Since 11,424,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,424,300, 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).