Q: Is 24,131,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,131,304 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 24,131,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 47 54 72 94 108 141 188 216 282 376 423 564 846 1,128 1,269 1,692 2,377 2,538 3,384 4,754 5,076 7,131 9,508 10,152 14,262 19,016 21,393 28,524 42,786 57,048 64,179 85,572 111,719 128,358 171,144 223,438 256,716 335,157 446,876 513,432 670,314 893,752 1,005,471 1,340,628 2,010,942 2,681,256 3,016,413 4,021,884 6,032,826 8,043,768 12,065,652 and 24,131,304, with no remainder.

Since 24,131,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,131,304, 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).