Q: Is 20,242,656 a Composite Number?

Why is 20,242,656 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 20,242,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 32 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 96 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 224 252 288 336 378 432 504 672 756 864 1,008 1,512 2,016 3,024 3,347 6,048 6,694 10,041 13,388 20,082 23,429 26,776 30,123 40,164 46,858 53,552 60,246 70,287 80,328 90,369 93,716 107,104 120,492 140,574 160,656 180,738 187,432 210,861 240,984 281,148 321,312 361,476 374,864 421,722 481,968 562,296 632,583 722,952 749,728 843,444 963,936 1,124,592 1,265,166 1,445,904 1,686,888 2,249,184 2,530,332 2,891,808 3,373,776 5,060,664 6,747,552 10,121,328 and 20,242,656, with no remainder.

Since 20,242,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,242,656, 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).