Q: Is 24,029,460 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,029,460 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 24,029,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 18 20 21 26 27 28 30 35 36 39 42 45 52 54 60 63 65 70 78 81 84 90 91 105 108 117 126 130 135 140 156 162 163 180 182 189 195 210 234 252 260 270 273 315 324 326 351 364 378 390 405 420 455 468 489 540 546 567 585 630 652 702 756 780 810 815 819 910 945 978 1,053 1,092 1,134 1,141 1,170 1,260 1,365 1,404 1,467 1,620 1,630 1,638 1,755 1,820 1,890 1,956 2,106 2,119 2,268 2,282 2,340 2,445 2,457 2,730 2,835 2,934 3,260 3,276 3,423 3,510 3,780 4,095 4,212 4,238 4,401 4,564 4,890 4,914 5,265 5,460 5,670 5,705 5,868 6,357 6,846 7,020 7,335 7,371 8,190 8,476 8,802 9,780 9,828 10,269 10,530 10,595 11,340 11,410 12,285 12,714 13,203 13,692 14,670 14,742 14,833 16,380 17,115 17,604 19,071 20,538 21,060 21,190 22,005 22,820 24,570 25,428 26,406 29,340 29,484 29,666 30,807 31,785 34,230 36,855 38,142 41,076 42,380 44,010 44,499 49,140 51,345 52,812 57,213 59,332 61,614 63,570 66,015 68,460 73,710 74,165 76,284 88,020 88,998 92,421 95,355 102,690 114,426 123,228 127,140 132,030 133,497 147,420 148,330 154,035 171,639 177,996 184,842 190,710 205,380 222,495 228,852 264,060 266,994 286,065 296,660 308,070 343,278 369,684 381,420 400,491 444,990 462,105 533,988 572,130 616,140 667,485 686,556 800,982 858,195 889,980 924,210 1,144,260 1,201,473 1,334,970 1,601,964 1,716,390 1,848,420 2,002,455 2,402,946 2,669,940 3,432,780 4,004,910 4,805,892 6,007,365 8,009,820 12,014,730 and 24,029,460, with no remainder.

Since 24,029,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,029,460, 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).