Q: Is 23,266,848 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,266,848 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 23,266,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 121 132 176 242 264 352 363 484 528 726 968 1,056 1,452 1,936 2,003 2,904 3,872 4,006 5,808 6,009 8,012 11,616 12,018 16,024 22,033 24,036 32,048 44,066 48,072 64,096 66,099 88,132 96,144 132,198 176,264 192,288 242,363 264,396 352,528 484,726 528,792 705,056 727,089 969,452 1,057,584 1,454,178 1,938,904 2,115,168 2,908,356 3,877,808 5,816,712 7,755,616 11,633,424 and 23,266,848, with no remainder.

Since 23,266,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,266,848, 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).