Q: Is 24,125,919 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,125,919 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 24,125,919 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 317 951 1,103 3,309 7,291 21,873 25,369 76,107 349,651 1,048,953 8,041,973 and 24,125,919, with no remainder.

Since 24,125,919 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,125,919, 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).