Q: Is 23,887,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,887,108 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 23,887,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 49 67 68 98 107 119 134 196 214 238 268 428 469 476 749 833 938 1,139 1,498 1,666 1,819 1,876 2,278 2,996 3,283 3,332 3,638 4,556 5,243 6,566 7,169 7,276 7,973 10,486 12,733 13,132 14,338 15,946 20,972 25,466 28,676 31,892 50,183 50,932 55,811 89,131 100,366 111,622 121,873 178,262 200,732 223,244 243,746 351,281 356,524 487,492 702,562 853,111 1,405,124 1,706,222 3,412,444 5,971,777 11,943,554 and 23,887,108, with no remainder.

Since 23,887,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,887,108, 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).