Q: Is 23,423,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,423,712 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 23,423,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 137 156 208 274 312 411 416 548 624 822 1,096 1,248 1,644 1,781 2,192 3,288 3,562 4,384 5,343 6,576 7,124 10,686 13,152 14,248 18,769 21,372 28,496 37,538 42,744 56,307 56,992 75,076 85,488 112,614 150,152 170,976 225,228 243,997 300,304 450,456 487,994 600,608 731,991 900,912 975,988 1,463,982 1,801,824 1,951,976 2,927,964 3,903,952 5,855,928 7,807,904 11,711,856 and 23,423,712, with no remainder.

Since 23,423,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,423,712, 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).