Q: Is 23,640,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,640,240 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 23,640,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 20 24 26 30 39 40 48 52 60 65 78 80 104 120 130 156 195 208 240 260 312 390 520 624 780 1,040 1,560 3,120 7,577 15,154 22,731 30,308 37,885 45,462 60,616 75,770 90,924 98,501 113,655 121,232 151,540 181,848 197,002 227,310 295,503 303,080 363,696 394,004 454,620 492,505 591,006 606,160 788,008 909,240 985,010 1,182,012 1,477,515 1,576,016 1,818,480 1,970,020 2,364,024 2,955,030 3,940,040 4,728,048 5,910,060 7,880,080 11,820,120 and 23,640,240, with no remainder.

Since 23,640,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,640,240, 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).