Q: Is 23,444,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,444,616 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 23,444,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 163 312 326 461 489 652 922 978 1,304 1,383 1,844 1,956 2,119 2,766 3,688 3,912 4,238 5,532 5,993 6,357 8,476 11,064 11,986 12,714 16,952 17,979 23,972 25,428 35,958 47,944 50,856 71,916 75,143 143,832 150,286 225,429 300,572 450,858 601,144 901,716 976,859 1,803,432 1,953,718 2,930,577 3,907,436 5,861,154 7,814,872 11,722,308 and 23,444,616, with no remainder.

Since 23,444,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,444,616, 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).