Q: Is 23,708,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,708,400 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 23,708,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 48 50 60 69 75 80 92 100 115 120 138 150 184 200 230 240 276 300 345 368 400 460 552 575 600 690 859 920 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,718 1,725 1,840 2,300 2,577 2,760 3,436 3,450 4,295 4,600 5,154 5,520 6,872 6,900 8,590 9,200 10,308 12,885 13,744 13,800 17,180 19,757 20,616 21,475 25,770 27,600 34,360 39,514 41,232 42,950 51,540 59,271 64,425 68,720 79,028 85,900 98,785 103,080 118,542 128,850 158,056 171,800 197,570 206,160 237,084 257,700 296,355 316,112 343,600 395,140 474,168 493,925 515,400 592,710 790,280 948,336 987,850 1,030,800 1,185,420 1,481,775 1,580,560 1,975,700 2,370,840 2,963,550 3,951,400 4,741,680 5,927,100 7,902,800 11,854,200 and 23,708,400, with no remainder.

Since 23,708,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,708,400, 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).