Q: Is 23,880,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,880,240 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 23,880,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 68 72 80 85 90 102 120 136 144 153 170 180 204 240 255 272 306 340 360 408 510 612 680 720 765 816 1,020 1,224 1,360 1,530 1,951 2,040 2,448 3,060 3,902 4,080 5,853 6,120 7,804 9,755 11,706 12,240 15,608 17,559 19,510 23,412 29,265 31,216 33,167 35,118 39,020 46,824 58,530 66,334 70,236 78,040 87,795 93,648 99,501 117,060 132,668 140,472 156,080 165,835 175,590 199,002 234,120 265,336 280,944 298,503 331,670 351,180 398,004 468,240 497,505 530,672 597,006 663,340 702,360 796,008 995,010 1,194,012 1,326,680 1,404,720 1,492,515 1,592,016 1,990,020 2,388,024 2,653,360 2,985,030 3,980,040 4,776,048 5,970,060 7,960,080 11,940,120 and 23,880,240, with no remainder.

Since 23,880,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,880,240, 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).