Q: Is 30,968,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 30,968,640 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 30,968,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 480 576 720 960 1,440 2,880 10,753 21,506 32,259 43,012 53,765 64,518 86,024 96,777 107,530 129,036 161,295 172,048 193,554 215,060 258,072 322,590 344,096 387,108 430,120 483,885 516,144 645,180 688,192 774,216 860,240 967,770 1,032,288 1,290,360 1,548,432 1,720,480 1,935,540 2,064,576 2,580,720 3,096,864 3,440,960 3,871,080 5,161,440 6,193,728 7,742,160 10,322,880 15,484,320 and 30,968,640, with no remainder.

Since 30,968,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,968,640, 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).