Q: Is 24,102,432 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,102,432 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 24,102,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 83,689 167,378 251,067 334,756 502,134 669,512 753,201 1,004,268 1,339,024 1,506,402 2,008,536 2,678,048 3,012,804 4,017,072 6,025,608 8,034,144 12,051,216 and 24,102,432, with no remainder.

Since 24,102,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,102,432, 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).