Q: Is 23,447,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,447,500 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 23,447,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 83 100 113 125 166 226 250 332 415 452 500 565 625 830 1,130 1,250 1,660 2,075 2,260 2,500 2,825 4,150 5,650 8,300 9,379 10,375 11,300 14,125 18,758 20,750 28,250 37,516 41,500 46,895 51,875 56,500 70,625 93,790 103,750 141,250 187,580 207,500 234,475 282,500 468,950 937,900 1,172,375 2,344,750 4,689,500 5,861,875 11,723,750 and 23,447,500, with no remainder.

Since 23,447,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,447,500, 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).