Q: Is 23,117,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,117,740 is a composite number.

Why is 23,117,740 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 23,117,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 439 878 1,756 2,195 2,633 4,390 5,266 8,780 10,532 13,165 26,330 52,660 1,155,887 2,311,774 4,623,548 5,779,435 11,558,870 and 23,117,740, with no remainder.

Since 23,117,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,117,740, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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