Q: Is 24,102,309 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,102,309 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 24,102,309 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 103 231 309 721 1,013 1,133 2,163 3,039 3,399 7,091 7,931 11,143 21,273 23,793 33,429 78,001 104,339 234,003 313,017 730,373 1,147,729 2,191,119 3,443,187 8,034,103 and 24,102,309, with no remainder.

Since 24,102,309 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,102,309, 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).