Q: Is 24,013,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,013,920 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 24,013,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 70 80 84 96 98 105 112 120 140 147 160 168 196 210 224 240 245 280 294 336 392 420 480 490 560 588 672 735 784 840 980 1,021 1,120 1,176 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,960 2,042 2,352 2,940 3,063 3,360 3,920 4,084 4,704 5,105 5,880 6,126 7,147 7,840 8,168 10,210 11,760 12,252 14,294 15,315 16,336 20,420 21,441 23,520 24,504 28,588 30,630 32,672 35,735 40,840 42,882 49,008 50,029 57,176 61,260 71,470 81,680 85,764 98,016 100,058 107,205 114,352 122,520 142,940 150,087 163,360 171,528 200,116 214,410 228,704 245,040 250,145 285,880 300,174 343,056 400,232 428,820 490,080 500,290 571,760 600,348 686,112 750,435 800,464 857,640 1,000,580 1,143,520 1,200,696 1,500,870 1,600,928 1,715,280 2,001,160 2,401,392 3,001,740 3,430,560 4,002,320 4,802,784 6,003,480 8,004,640 12,006,960 and 24,013,920, with no remainder.

Since 24,013,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,013,920, 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).