Q: Is 34,023,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 34,023,240 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 34,023,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 27 30 36 40 45 54 60 72 81 90 108 120 135 162 180 216 270 324 360 405 540 648 810 1,080 1,620 3,240 10,501 21,002 31,503 42,004 52,505 63,006 84,008 94,509 105,010 126,012 157,515 189,018 210,020 252,024 283,527 315,030 378,036 420,040 472,545 567,054 630,060 756,072 850,581 945,090 1,134,108 1,260,120 1,417,635 1,701,162 1,890,180 2,268,216 2,835,270 3,402,324 3,780,360 4,252,905 5,670,540 6,804,648 8,505,810 11,341,080 17,011,620 and 34,023,240, with no remainder.

Since 34,023,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 34,023,240, 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).