Q: Is 22,435,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,435,000 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 22,435,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 500 625 641 700 875 1,000 1,250 1,282 1,400 1,750 2,500 2,564 3,205 3,500 4,375 4,487 5,000 5,128 6,410 7,000 8,750 8,974 12,820 16,025 17,500 17,948 22,435 25,640 32,050 35,000 35,896 44,870 64,100 80,125 89,740 112,175 128,200 160,250 179,480 224,350 320,500 400,625 448,700 560,875 641,000 801,250 897,400 1,121,750 1,602,500 2,243,500 2,804,375 3,205,000 4,487,000 5,608,750 11,217,500 and 22,435,000, with no remainder.

Since 22,435,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,435,000, 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).