Q: Is 23,498,475 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,498,475 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 23,498,475 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 13 15 21 25 33 35 39 55 65 75 77 91 105 143 165 175 195 231 273 275 313 325 385 429 455 525 715 825 939 975 1,001 1,155 1,365 1,565 1,925 2,145 2,191 2,275 3,003 3,443 3,575 4,069 4,695 5,005 5,775 6,573 6,825 7,825 10,329 10,725 10,955 12,207 15,015 17,215 20,345 23,475 24,101 25,025 28,483 32,865 44,759 51,645 54,775 61,035 72,303 75,075 85,449 86,075 101,725 120,505 134,277 142,415 164,325 223,795 258,225 305,175 313,313 361,515 427,245 602,525 671,385 712,075 939,939 1,118,975 1,566,565 1,807,575 2,136,225 3,356,925 4,699,695 7,832,825 and 23,498,475, with no remainder.

Since 23,498,475 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,498,475, 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).