Q: Is 23,342,634 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,342,634 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 23,342,634 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 37 42 54 63 74 111 126 189 222 259 333 378 518 666 777 999 1,554 1,669 1,998 2,331 3,338 4,662 5,007 6,993 10,014 11,683 13,986 15,021 23,366 30,042 35,049 45,063 61,753 70,098 90,126 105,147 123,506 185,259 210,294 315,441 370,518 432,271 555,777 630,882 864,542 1,111,554 1,296,813 1,667,331 2,593,626 3,334,662 3,890,439 7,780,878 11,671,317 and 23,342,634, with no remainder.

Since 23,342,634 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,342,634, 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).