Q: Is 23,311,233 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,311,233 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 23,311,233 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 19 27 33 51 57 81 99 153 171 187 209 243 297 323 459 513 561 627 729 891 969 1,377 1,539 1,683 1,881 2,187 2,673 2,907 3,553 4,131 4,617 5,049 5,643 6,561 8,019 8,721 10,659 12,393 13,851 15,147 16,929 24,057 26,163 31,977 37,179 41,553 45,441 50,787 72,171 78,489 95,931 111,537 124,659 136,323 152,361 235,467 287,793 408,969 457,083 706,401 863,379 1,226,907 1,371,249 2,119,203 2,590,137 7,770,411 and 23,311,233, with no remainder.

Since 23,311,233 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,311,233, 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).