Q: Is 23,013,340 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,013,340 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 23,013,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 49 70 92 98 115 140 161 196 230 245 322 460 490 644 805 980 1,021 1,127 1,610 2,042 2,254 3,220 4,084 4,508 5,105 5,635 7,147 10,210 11,270 14,294 20,420 22,540 23,483 28,588 35,735 46,966 50,029 71,470 93,932 100,058 117,415 142,940 164,381 200,116 234,830 250,145 328,762 469,660 500,290 657,524 821,905 1,000,580 1,150,667 1,643,810 2,301,334 3,287,620 4,602,668 5,753,335 11,506,670 and 23,013,340, with no remainder.

Since 23,013,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,013,340, 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).