Q: Is 23,135,680 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,135,680 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 23,135,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 197 320 367 394 734 788 985 1,468 1,576 1,835 1,970 2,936 3,152 3,670 3,940 5,872 6,304 7,340 7,880 11,744 12,608 14,680 15,760 23,488 29,360 31,520 58,720 63,040 72,299 117,440 144,598 289,196 361,495 578,392 722,990 1,156,784 1,445,980 2,313,568 2,891,960 4,627,136 5,783,920 11,567,840 and 23,135,680, with no remainder.

Since 23,135,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,135,680, 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).