Q: Is 23,772,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,772,960 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 23,772,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 72 80 90 96 108 120 135 144 160 180 216 240 270 288 360 432 480 540 720 864 1,080 1,440 2,160 4,320 5,503 11,006 16,509 22,012 27,515 33,018 44,024 49,527 55,030 66,036 82,545 88,048 99,054 110,060 132,072 148,581 165,090 176,096 198,108 220,120 247,635 264,144 297,162 330,180 396,216 440,240 495,270 528,288 594,324 660,360 742,905 792,432 880,480 990,540 1,188,648 1,320,720 1,485,810 1,584,864 1,981,080 2,377,296 2,641,440 2,971,620 3,962,160 4,754,592 5,943,240 7,924,320 11,886,480 and 23,772,960, with no remainder.

Since 23,772,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,772,960, 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).