Q: Is 11,424,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,424,420 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 11,424,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 9,067 18,134 27,201 36,268 45,335 54,402 63,469 81,603 90,670 108,804 126,938 136,005 163,206 181,340 190,407 253,876 272,010 317,345 326,412 380,814 408,015 544,020 571,221 634,690 761,628 816,030 952,035 1,142,442 1,269,380 1,632,060 1,904,070 2,284,884 2,856,105 3,808,140 5,712,210 and 11,424,420, with no remainder.

Since 11,424,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,424,420, 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).