Q: Is 24,125,022 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,125,022 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 24,125,022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 23 38 46 57 69 114 138 171 207 342 414 437 874 1,311 2,622 3,067 3,933 6,134 7,866 9,201 18,402 27,603 55,206 58,273 70,541 116,546 141,082 174,819 211,623 349,638 423,246 524,457 634,869 1,048,914 1,269,738 1,340,279 2,680,558 4,020,837 8,041,674 12,062,511 and 24,125,022, with no remainder.

Since 24,125,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,125,022, 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).