Q: Is 23,104,260 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,104,260 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 23,104,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 47 60 90 94 141 180 188 235 282 423 470 564 705 846 940 1,410 1,692 2,115 2,731 2,820 4,230 5,462 8,193 8,460 10,924 13,655 16,386 24,579 27,310 32,772 40,965 49,158 54,620 81,930 98,316 122,895 128,357 163,860 245,790 256,714 385,071 491,580 513,428 641,785 770,142 1,155,213 1,283,570 1,540,284 1,925,355 2,310,426 2,567,140 3,850,710 4,620,852 5,776,065 7,701,420 11,552,130 and 23,104,260, with no remainder.

Since 23,104,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,104,260, 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).