Q: Is 23,349,438 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,349,438 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 23,349,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 223 277 378 446 554 669 831 1,338 1,561 1,662 1,939 2,007 2,493 3,122 3,878 4,014 4,683 4,986 5,817 6,021 7,479 9,366 11,634 12,042 14,049 14,958 17,451 28,098 34,902 42,147 52,353 61,771 84,294 104,706 123,542 185,313 370,626 432,397 555,939 864,794 1,111,878 1,297,191 1,667,817 2,594,382 3,335,634 3,891,573 7,783,146 11,674,719 and 23,349,438, with no remainder.

Since 23,349,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,349,438, 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).