Q: Is 22,420,230 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,420,230 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 22,420,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 210 241 443 482 723 886 1,205 1,329 1,446 1,687 2,215 2,410 2,658 3,101 3,374 3,615 4,430 5,061 6,202 6,645 7,230 8,435 9,303 10,122 13,290 15,505 16,870 18,606 25,305 31,010 46,515 50,610 93,030 106,763 213,526 320,289 533,815 640,578 747,341 1,067,630 1,494,682 1,601,445 2,242,023 3,202,890 3,736,705 4,484,046 7,473,410 11,210,115 and 22,420,230, with no remainder.

Since 22,420,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,420,230, 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).