Q: Is 22,269,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,269,240 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 22,269,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 8,837 17,674 26,511 35,348 44,185 53,022 61,859 70,696 79,533 88,370 106,044 123,718 132,555 159,066 176,740 185,577 212,088 247,436 265,110 309,295 318,132 353,480 371,154 397,665 494,872 530,220 556,731 618,590 636,264 742,308 795,330 927,885 1,060,440 1,113,462 1,237,180 1,484,616 1,590,660 1,855,770 2,226,924 2,474,360 2,783,655 3,181,320 3,711,540 4,453,848 5,567,310 7,423,080 11,134,620 and 22,269,240, with no remainder.

Since 22,269,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,269,240, 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).