Q: Is 22,300,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,300,000 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 22,300,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 223 250 400 446 500 625 800 892 1,000 1,115 1,250 1,784 2,000 2,230 2,500 3,125 3,568 4,000 4,460 5,000 5,575 6,250 7,136 8,920 10,000 11,150 12,500 17,840 20,000 22,300 25,000 27,875 35,680 44,600 50,000 55,750 89,200 100,000 111,500 139,375 178,400 223,000 278,750 446,000 557,500 696,875 892,000 1,115,000 1,393,750 2,230,000 2,787,500 4,460,000 5,575,000 11,150,000 and 22,300,000, with no remainder.

Since 22,300,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,300,000, 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).