Q: Is 23,402,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,402,240 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 23,402,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 47 64 80 94 128 160 188 235 256 320 376 389 470 640 752 778 940 1,280 1,504 1,556 1,880 1,945 3,008 3,112 3,760 3,890 6,016 6,224 7,520 7,780 12,032 12,448 15,040 15,560 18,283 24,896 30,080 31,120 36,566 49,792 60,160 62,240 73,132 91,415 99,584 124,480 146,264 182,830 248,960 292,528 365,660 497,920 585,056 731,320 1,170,112 1,462,640 2,340,224 2,925,280 4,680,448 5,850,560 11,701,120 and 23,402,240, with no remainder.

Since 23,402,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,402,240, 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).