Q: Is 23,312,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,312,000 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 23,312,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 47 50 62 64 80 94 100 124 125 128 155 160 188 200 235 248 250 310 320 376 400 470 496 500 620 640 752 775 800 940 992 1,000 1,175 1,240 1,457 1,504 1,550 1,600 1,880 1,984 2,000 2,350 2,480 2,914 3,008 3,100 3,200 3,760 3,875 3,968 4,000 4,700 4,960 5,828 5,875 6,016 6,200 7,285 7,520 7,750 8,000 9,400 9,920 11,656 11,750 12,400 14,570 15,040 15,500 16,000 18,800 19,840 23,312 23,500 24,800 29,140 30,080 31,000 36,425 37,600 46,624 47,000 49,600 58,280 62,000 72,850 75,200 93,248 94,000 99,200 116,560 124,000 145,700 150,400 182,125 186,496 188,000 233,120 248,000 291,400 364,250 376,000 466,240 496,000 582,800 728,500 752,000 932,480 1,165,600 1,457,000 2,331,200 2,914,000 4,662,400 5,828,000 11,656,000 and 23,312,000, with no remainder.

Since 23,312,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,312,000, 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).