Q: Is 23,468,445 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,468,445 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 23,468,445 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 21 33 35 39 45 55 63 65 77 91 99 105 117 143 165 195 231 273 315 385 429 455 495 521 585 693 715 819 1,001 1,155 1,287 1,365 1,563 2,145 2,605 3,003 3,465 3,647 4,095 4,689 5,005 5,731 6,435 6,773 7,815 9,009 10,941 15,015 17,193 18,235 20,319 23,445 28,655 32,823 33,865 40,117 45,045 47,411 51,579 54,705 60,957 74,503 85,965 101,595 120,351 142,233 164,115 200,585 223,509 237,055 257,895 304,785 361,053 372,515 426,699 521,521 601,755 670,527 711,165 1,117,545 1,564,563 1,805,265 2,133,495 2,607,605 3,352,635 4,693,689 7,822,815 and 23,468,445, with no remainder.

Since 23,468,445 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,468,445, 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).