Q: Is 23,124,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,124,750 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 23,124,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 25 30 33 50 55 66 75 110 125 150 165 250 275 330 375 550 750 825 1,375 1,650 2,750 2,803 4,125 5,606 8,250 8,409 14,015 16,818 28,030 30,833 42,045 61,666 70,075 84,090 92,499 140,150 154,165 184,998 210,225 308,330 350,375 420,450 462,495 700,750 770,825 924,990 1,051,125 1,541,650 2,102,250 2,312,475 3,854,125 4,624,950 7,708,250 11,562,375 and 23,124,750, with no remainder.

Since 23,124,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,124,750, 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).