Q: Is 24,102,312 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,102,312 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 24,102,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 67 78 104 134 156 201 268 312 402 536 804 871 1,153 1,608 1,742 2,306 2,613 3,459 3,484 4,612 5,226 6,918 6,968 9,224 10,452 13,836 14,989 20,904 27,672 29,978 44,967 59,956 77,251 89,934 119,912 154,502 179,868 231,753 309,004 359,736 463,506 618,008 927,012 1,004,263 1,854,024 2,008,526 3,012,789 4,017,052 6,025,578 8,034,104 12,051,156 and 24,102,312, with no remainder.

Since 24,102,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,102,312, 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).