Q: Is 23,207,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,207,520 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 23,207,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 840 1,120 1,680 3,360 6,907 13,814 20,721 27,628 34,535 41,442 48,349 55,256 69,070 82,884 96,698 103,605 110,512 138,140 145,047 165,768 193,396 207,210 221,024 241,745 276,280 290,094 331,536 386,792 414,420 483,490 552,560 580,188 663,072 725,235 773,584 828,840 966,980 1,105,120 1,160,376 1,450,470 1,547,168 1,657,680 1,933,960 2,320,752 2,900,940 3,315,360 3,867,920 4,641,504 5,801,880 7,735,840 11,603,760 and 23,207,520, with no remainder.

Since 23,207,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,207,520, 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).