Q: Is 23,172,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,172,000 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 23,172,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,500 1,931 2,000 2,400 3,000 3,862 4,000 5,793 6,000 7,724 9,655 11,586 12,000 15,448 19,310 23,172 28,965 30,896 38,620 46,344 48,275 57,930 61,792 77,240 92,688 96,550 115,860 144,825 154,480 185,376 193,100 231,720 241,375 289,650 308,960 386,200 463,440 482,750 579,300 724,125 772,400 926,880 965,500 1,158,600 1,448,250 1,544,800 1,931,000 2,317,200 2,896,500 3,862,000 4,634,400 5,793,000 7,724,000 11,586,000 and 23,172,000, with no remainder.

Since 23,172,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,172,000, 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).