Q: Is 24,119,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,119,004 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 24,119,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 78 84 91 156 169 182 273 338 364 507 546 676 1,014 1,092 1,183 1,699 2,028 2,366 3,398 3,549 4,732 5,097 6,796 7,098 10,194 11,893 14,196 20,388 22,087 23,786 35,679 44,174 47,572 66,261 71,358 88,348 132,522 142,716 154,609 265,044 287,131 309,218 463,827 574,262 618,436 861,393 927,654 1,148,524 1,722,786 1,855,308 2,009,917 3,445,572 4,019,834 6,029,751 8,039,668 12,059,502 and 24,119,004, with no remainder.

Since 24,119,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,119,004, 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).