Q: Is 24,135,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,135,240 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 24,135,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 1,020 2,040 11,831 23,662 35,493 47,324 59,155 70,986 94,648 118,310 141,972 177,465 201,127 236,620 283,944 354,930 402,254 473,240 603,381 709,860 804,508 1,005,635 1,206,762 1,419,720 1,609,016 2,011,270 2,413,524 3,016,905 4,022,540 4,827,048 6,033,810 8,045,080 12,067,620 and 24,135,240, with no remainder.

Since 24,135,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,135,240, 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).