Q: Is 24,052,056 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,052,056 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 24,052,056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 61 84 122 168 183 244 366 427 488 732 854 1,281 1,464 1,708 2,347 2,562 3,416 4,694 5,124 7,041 9,388 10,248 14,082 16,429 18,776 28,164 32,858 49,287 56,328 65,716 98,574 131,432 143,167 197,148 286,334 394,296 429,501 572,668 859,002 1,002,169 1,145,336 1,718,004 2,004,338 3,006,507 3,436,008 4,008,676 6,013,014 8,017,352 12,026,028 and 24,052,056, with no remainder.

Since 24,052,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,052,056, 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).