Q: Is 23,942,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,942,850 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 23,942,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 25 30 31 38 50 57 62 75 93 95 114 150 155 186 190 271 285 310 465 475 542 570 589 775 813 930 950 1,178 1,355 1,425 1,550 1,626 1,767 2,325 2,710 2,850 2,945 3,534 4,065 4,650 5,149 5,890 6,775 8,130 8,401 8,835 10,298 13,550 14,725 15,447 16,802 17,670 20,325 25,203 25,745 29,450 30,894 40,650 42,005 44,175 50,406 51,490 77,235 84,010 88,350 126,015 128,725 154,470 159,619 210,025 252,030 257,450 319,238 386,175 420,050 478,857 630,075 772,350 798,095 957,714 1,260,150 1,596,190 2,394,285 3,990,475 4,788,570 7,980,950 11,971,425 and 23,942,850, with no remainder.

Since 23,942,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,942,850, 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).