Q: Is 23,870,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,870,872 is a composite number.

Why is 23,870,872 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 23,870,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 129,733 259,466 518,932 1,037,864 2,983,859 5,967,718 11,935,436 and 23,870,872, with no remainder.

Since 23,870,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,870,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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