Q: Is 11,424,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,424,560 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 11,424,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 23 28 35 40 46 56 70 80 92 112 115 140 161 184 230 280 322 368 460 560 644 805 887 920 1,288 1,610 1,774 1,840 2,576 3,220 3,548 4,435 6,209 6,440 7,096 8,870 12,418 12,880 14,192 17,740 20,401 24,836 31,045 35,480 40,802 49,672 62,090 70,960 81,604 99,344 102,005 124,180 142,807 163,208 204,010 248,360 285,614 326,416 408,020 496,720 571,228 714,035 816,040 1,142,456 1,428,070 1,632,080 2,284,912 2,856,140 5,712,280 and 11,424,560, with no remainder.

Since 11,424,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,424,560, 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).