Q: Is 23,454,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,454,000 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 23,454,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 125 144 150 180 200 225 240 250 300 360 375 400 450 500 600 720 750 900 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,303 1,500 1,800 2,000 2,250 2,606 3,000 3,600 3,909 4,500 5,212 6,000 6,515 7,818 9,000 10,424 11,727 13,030 15,636 18,000 19,545 20,848 23,454 26,060 31,272 32,575 39,090 46,908 52,120 58,635 62,544 65,150 78,180 93,816 97,725 104,240 117,270 130,300 156,360 162,875 187,632 195,450 234,540 260,600 293,175 312,720 325,750 390,900 469,080 488,625 521,200 586,350 651,500 781,800 938,160 977,250 1,172,700 1,303,000 1,465,875 1,563,600 1,954,500 2,345,400 2,606,000 2,931,750 3,909,000 4,690,800 5,863,500 7,818,000 11,727,000 and 23,454,000, with no remainder.

Since 23,454,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,454,000, 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).