Q: Is 24,004,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,004,400 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 24,004,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 80 100 112 140 175 200 280 350 400 560 700 1,400 2,800 8,573 17,146 34,292 42,865 60,011 68,584 85,730 120,022 137,168 171,460 214,325 240,044 300,055 342,920 428,650 480,088 600,110 685,840 857,300 960,176 1,200,220 1,500,275 1,714,600 2,400,440 3,000,550 3,429,200 4,800,880 6,001,100 12,002,200 and 24,004,400, with no remainder.

Since 24,004,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,004,400, 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).