Q: Is 23,871,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,871,000 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 23,871,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 73 75 100 109 120 125 146 150 200 218 219 250 292 300 327 365 375 436 438 500 545 584 600 654 730 750 872 876 1,000 1,090 1,095 1,308 1,460 1,500 1,635 1,752 1,825 2,180 2,190 2,616 2,725 2,920 3,000 3,270 3,650 4,360 4,380 5,450 5,475 6,540 7,300 7,957 8,175 8,760 9,125 10,900 10,950 13,080 13,625 14,600 15,914 16,350 18,250 21,800 21,900 23,871 27,250 27,375 31,828 32,700 36,500 39,785 40,875 43,800 47,742 54,500 54,750 63,656 65,400 73,000 79,570 81,750 95,484 109,000 109,500 119,355 159,140 163,500 190,968 198,925 219,000 238,710 318,280 327,000 397,850 477,420 596,775 795,700 954,840 994,625 1,193,550 1,591,400 1,989,250 2,387,100 2,983,875 3,978,500 4,774,200 5,967,750 7,957,000 11,935,500 and 23,871,000, with no remainder.

Since 23,871,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,871,000, 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).