Q: Is 22,424,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,424,000 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 22,424,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 800 1,000 1,600 2,000 2,803 4,000 5,606 8,000 11,212 14,015 22,424 28,030 44,848 56,060 70,075 89,696 112,120 140,150 179,392 224,240 280,300 350,375 448,480 560,600 700,750 896,960 1,121,200 1,401,500 2,242,400 2,803,000 4,484,800 5,606,000 11,212,000 and 22,424,000, with no remainder.

Since 22,424,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,424,000, 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).