Q: Is 24,132,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,132,000 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 24,132,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,011 2,400 3,000 4,000 4,022 6,000 6,033 8,044 10,055 12,000 12,066 16,088 20,110 24,132 30,165 32,176 40,220 48,264 50,275 60,330 64,352 80,440 96,528 100,550 120,660 150,825 160,880 193,056 201,100 241,320 251,375 301,650 321,760 402,200 482,640 502,750 603,300 754,125 804,400 965,280 1,005,500 1,206,600 1,508,250 1,608,800 2,011,000 2,413,200 3,016,500 4,022,000 4,826,400 6,033,000 8,044,000 12,066,000 and 24,132,000, with no remainder.

Since 24,132,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,132,000, 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).