Q: Is 30,723,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 30,723,240 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 30,723,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 503 509 1,006 1,018 1,509 1,527 2,012 2,036 2,515 2,545 3,018 3,054 4,024 4,072 5,030 5,090 6,036 6,108 7,545 7,635 10,060 10,180 12,072 12,216 15,090 15,270 20,120 20,360 30,180 30,540 60,360 61,080 256,027 512,054 768,081 1,024,108 1,280,135 1,536,162 2,048,216 2,560,270 3,072,324 3,840,405 5,120,540 6,144,648 7,680,810 10,241,080 15,361,620 and 30,723,240, with no remainder.

Since 30,723,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,723,240, 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).