Q: Is 23,872,239 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,872,239 is a composite number.

Why is 23,872,239 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 23,872,239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 199 597 1,481 1,791 4,443 5,373 13,329 16,119 39,987 119,961 294,719 884,157 2,652,471 7,957,413 and 23,872,239, with no remainder.

Since 23,872,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,872,239, 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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