Q: Is 23,740,158 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,740,158 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 23,740,158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 19 26 38 39 57 78 83 114 166 193 247 249 386 494 498 579 741 1,079 1,158 1,482 1,577 2,158 2,509 3,154 3,237 3,667 4,731 5,018 6,474 7,334 7,527 9,462 11,001 15,054 16,019 20,501 22,002 32,038 41,002 47,671 48,057 61,503 95,342 96,114 123,006 143,013 208,247 286,026 304,361 416,494 608,722 624,741 913,083 1,249,482 1,826,166 3,956,693 7,913,386 11,870,079 and 23,740,158, with no remainder.

Since 23,740,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,740,158, 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).