Q: Is 23,252,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,252,500 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 23,252,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 71 100 125 131 142 250 262 284 355 500 524 625 655 710 1,250 1,310 1,420 1,775 2,500 2,620 3,275 3,550 6,550 7,100 8,875 9,301 13,100 16,375 17,750 18,602 32,750 35,500 37,204 44,375 46,505 65,500 81,875 88,750 93,010 163,750 177,500 186,020 232,525 327,500 465,050 930,100 1,162,625 2,325,250 4,650,500 5,813,125 11,626,250 and 23,252,500, with no remainder.

Since 23,252,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,252,500, 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).