Q: Is 24,125,101 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,125,101 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 24,125,101 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 49 77 91 121 143 313 539 637 847 1,001 1,573 2,191 3,443 4,069 5,929 7,007 11,011 15,337 24,101 28,483 37,873 44,759 77,077 168,707 199,381 265,111 313,313 492,349 1,855,777 2,193,191 3,446,443 and 24,125,101, with no remainder.

Since 24,125,101 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,125,101, 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).