Q: Is 24,125,328 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,125,328 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 24,125,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 167,537 335,074 502,611 670,148 1,005,222 1,340,296 1,507,833 2,010,444 2,680,592 3,015,666 4,020,888 6,031,332 8,041,776 12,062,664 and 24,125,328, with no remainder.

Since 24,125,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,125,328, 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).