Q: Is 22,321,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,321,680 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 22,321,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 20 24 30 34 40 48 51 60 68 80 85 102 120 136 170 204 240 255 272 340 408 510 680 816 1,020 1,360 2,040 4,080 5,471 10,942 16,413 21,884 27,355 32,826 43,768 54,710 65,652 82,065 87,536 93,007 109,420 131,304 164,130 186,014 218,840 262,608 279,021 328,260 372,028 437,680 465,035 558,042 656,520 744,056 930,070 1,116,084 1,313,040 1,395,105 1,488,112 1,860,140 2,232,168 2,790,210 3,720,280 4,464,336 5,580,420 7,440,560 11,160,840 and 22,321,680, with no remainder.

Since 22,321,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,321,680, 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).