Q: Is 23,675,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,675,100 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 23,675,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 100 106 150 159 212 265 300 318 530 636 795 1,060 1,325 1,489 1,590 2,650 2,978 3,180 3,975 4,467 5,300 5,956 7,445 7,950 8,934 14,890 15,900 17,868 22,335 29,780 37,225 44,670 74,450 78,917 89,340 111,675 148,900 157,834 223,350 236,751 315,668 394,585 446,700 473,502 789,170 947,004 1,183,755 1,578,340 1,972,925 2,367,510 3,945,850 4,735,020 5,918,775 7,891,700 11,837,550 and 23,675,100, with no remainder.

Since 23,675,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,675,100, 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).