Q: Is 23,401,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,401,440 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 23,401,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 720 864 1,080 1,440 2,160 4,320 5,417 10,834 16,251 21,668 27,085 32,502 43,336 48,753 54,170 65,004 81,255 86,672 97,506 108,340 130,008 146,259 162,510 173,344 195,012 216,680 243,765 260,016 292,518 325,020 390,024 433,360 487,530 520,032 585,036 650,040 731,295 780,048 866,720 975,060 1,170,072 1,300,080 1,462,590 1,560,096 1,950,120 2,340,144 2,600,160 2,925,180 3,900,240 4,680,288 5,850,360 7,800,480 11,700,720 and 23,401,440, with no remainder.

Since 23,401,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,401,440, 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).