Q: Is 23,000,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,000,040 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 23,000,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 9,127 18,254 27,381 36,508 45,635 54,762 63,889 73,016 82,143 91,270 109,524 127,778 136,905 164,286 182,540 191,667 219,048 255,556 273,810 319,445 328,572 365,080 383,334 410,715 511,112 547,620 575,001 638,890 657,144 766,668 821,430 958,335 1,095,240 1,150,002 1,277,780 1,533,336 1,642,860 1,916,670 2,300,004 2,555,560 2,875,005 3,285,720 3,833,340 4,600,008 5,750,010 7,666,680 11,500,020 and 23,000,040, with no remainder.

Since 23,000,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,000,040, 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).