Q: Is 23,978,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 23,978,872 is a composite number.

Why is 23,978,872 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 23,978,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 31 62 124 248 961 1,922 3,119 3,844 6,238 7,688 12,476 24,952 96,689 193,378 386,756 773,512 2,997,359 5,994,718 11,989,436 and 23,978,872, with no remainder.

Since 23,978,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,978,872, 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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