Q: Is 23,711,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,711,436 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 23,711,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 42 46 63 69 84 92 126 138 161 207 252 276 322 414 483 644 828 966 1,449 1,932 2,898 4,091 5,796 8,182 12,273 16,364 24,546 28,637 36,819 49,092 57,274 73,638 85,911 94,093 114,548 147,276 171,822 188,186 257,733 282,279 343,644 376,372 515,466 564,558 658,651 846,837 1,030,932 1,129,116 1,317,302 1,693,674 1,975,953 2,634,604 3,387,348 3,951,906 5,927,859 7,903,812 11,855,718 and 23,711,436, with no remainder.

Since 23,711,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,711,436, 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).