Q: Is 23,241,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,241,040 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 23,241,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 23 34 40 46 68 80 85 92 115 136 170 184 230 272 340 368 391 460 680 743 782 920 1,360 1,486 1,564 1,840 1,955 2,972 3,128 3,715 3,910 5,944 6,256 7,430 7,820 11,888 12,631 14,860 15,640 17,089 25,262 29,720 31,280 34,178 50,524 59,440 63,155 68,356 85,445 101,048 126,310 136,712 170,890 202,096 252,620 273,424 290,513 341,780 505,240 581,026 683,560 1,010,480 1,162,052 1,367,120 1,452,565 2,324,104 2,905,130 4,648,208 5,810,260 11,620,520 and 23,241,040, with no remainder.

Since 23,241,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,241,040, 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).