Q: Is 24,002,082 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,002,082 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 24,002,082 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 29 39 54 58 78 81 87 117 131 162 174 234 243 261 262 351 377 393 486 522 702 754 783 786 1,053 1,131 1,179 1,566 1,703 2,106 2,262 2,349 2,358 3,159 3,393 3,406 3,537 3,799 4,698 5,109 6,318 6,786 7,047 7,074 7,598 10,179 10,218 10,611 11,397 14,094 15,327 20,358 21,222 22,794 30,537 30,654 31,833 34,191 45,981 49,387 61,074 63,666 68,382 91,611 91,962 98,774 102,573 137,943 148,161 183,222 205,146 275,886 296,322 307,719 413,829 444,483 615,438 827,658 888,966 923,157 1,333,449 1,846,314 2,666,898 4,000,347 8,000,694 12,001,041 and 24,002,082, with no remainder.

Since 24,002,082 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,002,082, 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).