Q: Is 24,125,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,125,440 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 24,125,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 31 32 38 40 62 64 76 80 95 124 128 152 155 160 190 248 256 304 310 320 380 496 512 589 608 620 640 760 992 1,024 1,178 1,216 1,240 1,280 1,520 1,984 2,048 2,356 2,432 2,480 2,560 2,945 3,040 3,968 4,096 4,712 4,864 4,960 5,120 5,890 6,080 7,936 8,192 9,424 9,728 9,920 10,240 11,780 12,160 15,872 18,848 19,456 19,840 20,480 23,560 24,320 31,744 37,696 38,912 39,680 40,960 47,120 48,640 63,488 75,392 77,824 79,360 94,240 97,280 126,976 150,784 155,648 158,720 188,480 194,560 253,952 301,568 317,440 376,960 389,120 603,136 634,880 753,920 778,240 1,206,272 1,269,760 1,507,840 2,412,544 3,015,680 4,825,088 6,031,360 12,062,720 and 24,125,440, with no remainder.

Since 24,125,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,125,440, 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).