Q: Is 24,125,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,125,104 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 24,125,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 257 514 1,028 2,056 4,112 5,867 11,734 23,468 46,936 93,872 1,507,819 3,015,638 6,031,276 12,062,552 and 24,125,104, with no remainder.

Since 24,125,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,125,104, 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).