Q: Is 23,574,375 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,574,375 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 23,574,375 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 25 27 33 45 55 75 99 125 127 135 165 225 275 297 375 381 495 625 635 675 825 1,125 1,143 1,375 1,397 1,485 1,875 1,905 2,475 3,175 3,375 3,429 4,125 4,191 5,625 5,715 6,875 6,985 7,425 9,525 12,375 12,573 15,875 16,875 17,145 20,625 20,955 28,575 34,925 37,125 37,719 47,625 61,875 62,865 79,375 85,725 104,775 142,875 174,625 185,625 188,595 238,125 314,325 428,625 523,875 714,375 873,125 942,975 1,571,625 2,143,125 2,619,375 4,714,875 7,858,125 and 23,574,375, with no remainder.

Since 23,574,375 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,574,375, 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).