Q: Is 22,444,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 22,444,240 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 22,444,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 16 20 26 28 35 40 52 56 65 70 80 91 104 112 130 140 182 208 260 280 364 455 520 560 728 910 1,040 1,456 1,820 3,083 3,640 6,166 7,280 12,332 15,415 21,581 24,664 30,830 40,079 43,162 49,328 61,660 80,158 86,324 107,905 123,320 160,316 172,648 200,395 215,810 246,640 280,553 320,632 345,296 400,790 431,620 561,106 641,264 801,580 863,240 1,122,212 1,402,765 1,603,160 1,726,480 2,244,424 2,805,530 3,206,320 4,488,848 5,611,060 11,222,120 and 22,444,240, with no remainder.

Since 22,444,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 22,444,240, 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).