Q: Is 24,135,462 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,135,462 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 24,135,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 351 702 34,381 68,762 103,143 206,286 309,429 446,953 618,858 893,906 928,287 1,340,859 1,856,574 2,681,718 4,022,577 8,045,154 12,067,731 and 24,135,462, with no remainder.

Since 24,135,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,135,462, 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).