Q: Is 26,400,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,400,240 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 26,400,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 48 60 72 74 80 90 111 120 144 148 180 185 222 240 296 333 360 370 444 555 592 666 720 740 888 991 1,110 1,332 1,480 1,665 1,776 1,982 2,220 2,664 2,960 2,973 3,330 3,964 4,440 4,955 5,328 5,946 6,660 7,928 8,880 8,919 9,910 11,892 13,320 14,865 15,856 17,838 19,820 23,784 26,640 29,730 35,676 36,667 39,640 44,595 47,568 59,460 71,352 73,334 79,280 89,190 110,001 118,920 142,704 146,668 178,380 183,335 220,002 237,840 293,336 330,003 356,760 366,670 440,004 550,005 586,672 660,006 713,520 733,340 880,008 1,100,010 1,320,012 1,466,680 1,650,015 1,760,016 2,200,020 2,640,024 2,933,360 3,300,030 4,400,040 5,280,048 6,600,060 8,800,080 13,200,120 and 26,400,240, with no remainder.

Since 26,400,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,400,240, 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).