Q: Is 24,013,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,013,440 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 24,013,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 55 60 64 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 110 120 128 132 144 160 165 176 180 192 198 220 240 264 288 320 330 352 360 379 384 396 440 480 495 528 576 640 660 704 720 758 792 880 960 990 1,056 1,137 1,152 1,320 1,408 1,440 1,516 1,584 1,760 1,895 1,920 1,980 2,112 2,274 2,640 2,880 3,032 3,168 3,411 3,520 3,790 3,960 4,169 4,224 4,548 5,280 5,685 5,760 6,064 6,336 6,822 7,040 7,580 7,920 8,338 9,096 10,560 11,370 12,128 12,507 12,672 13,644 15,160 15,840 16,676 17,055 18,192 20,845 21,120 22,740 24,256 25,014 27,288 30,320 31,680 33,352 34,110 36,384 37,521 41,690 45,480 48,512 50,028 54,576 60,640 62,535 63,360 66,704 68,220 72,768 75,042 83,380 90,960 100,056 109,152 121,280 125,070 133,408 136,440 145,536 150,084 166,760 181,920 187,605 200,112 218,304 242,560 250,140 266,816 272,880 300,168 333,520 363,840 375,210 400,224 436,608 500,280 533,632 545,760 600,336 667,040 727,680 750,420 800,448 1,000,560 1,091,520 1,200,672 1,334,080 1,500,840 1,600,896 2,001,120 2,183,040 2,401,344 2,668,160 3,001,680 4,002,240 4,802,688 6,003,360 8,004,480 12,006,720 and 24,013,440, with no remainder.

Since 24,013,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,013,440, 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).