Q: Is 23,474,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,474,430 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 23,474,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 30 35 42 45 49 63 70 90 98 105 126 147 210 245 294 315 441 490 630 735 882 1,470 2,205 4,410 5,323 10,646 15,969 26,615 31,938 37,261 47,907 53,230 74,522 79,845 95,814 111,783 159,690 186,305 223,566 239,535 260,827 335,349 372,610 479,070 521,654 558,915 670,698 782,481 1,117,830 1,304,135 1,564,962 1,676,745 2,347,443 2,608,270 3,353,490 3,912,405 4,694,886 7,824,810 11,737,215 and 23,474,430, with no remainder.

Since 23,474,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,474,430, 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).