Q: Is 24,007,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,007,152 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 24,007,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 79 104 156 158 208 237 312 316 474 487 624 632 948 974 1,027 1,264 1,461 1,896 1,948 2,054 2,922 3,081 3,792 3,896 4,108 5,844 6,162 6,331 7,792 8,216 11,688 12,324 12,662 16,432 18,993 23,376 24,648 25,324 37,986 38,473 49,296 50,648 75,972 76,946 101,296 115,419 151,944 153,892 230,838 303,888 307,784 461,676 500,149 615,568 923,352 1,000,298 1,500,447 1,846,704 2,000,596 3,000,894 4,001,192 6,001,788 8,002,384 12,003,576 and 24,007,152, with no remainder.

Since 24,007,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,007,152, 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).