Q: Is 24,000,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,000,420 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 24,000,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 37 38 57 60 74 76 95 111 114 148 185 190 222 228 285 370 380 444 555 569 570 703 740 1,110 1,138 1,140 1,406 1,707 2,109 2,220 2,276 2,812 2,845 3,414 3,515 4,218 5,690 6,828 7,030 8,436 8,535 10,545 10,811 11,380 14,060 17,070 21,053 21,090 21,622 32,433 34,140 42,106 42,180 43,244 54,055 63,159 64,866 84,212 105,265 108,110 126,318 129,732 162,165 210,530 216,220 252,636 315,795 324,330 400,007 421,060 631,590 648,660 800,014 1,200,021 1,263,180 1,600,028 2,000,035 2,400,042 4,000,070 4,800,084 6,000,105 8,000,140 12,000,210 and 24,000,420, with no remainder.

Since 24,000,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,000,420, 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).