Q: Is 23,754,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 23,754,240 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 23,754,240 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 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 240 256 288 320 360 384 480 512 576 640 720 768 960 1,031 1,152 1,280 1,440 1,536 1,920 2,062 2,304 2,560 2,880 3,093 3,840 4,124 4,608 5,155 5,760 6,186 7,680 8,248 9,279 10,310 11,520 12,372 15,465 16,496 18,558 20,620 23,040 24,744 30,930 32,992 37,116 41,240 46,395 49,488 61,860 65,984 74,232 82,480 92,790 98,976 123,720 131,968 148,464 164,960 185,580 197,952 247,440 263,936 296,928 329,920 371,160 395,904 494,880 527,872 593,856 659,840 742,320 791,808 989,760 1,187,712 1,319,680 1,484,640 1,583,616 1,979,520 2,375,424 2,639,360 2,969,280 3,959,040 4,750,848 5,938,560 7,918,080 11,877,120 and 23,754,240, with no remainder.

Since 23,754,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 23,754,240, 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).