Q: Is 24,135,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,135,464 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 24,135,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 131,171 262,342 524,684 1,049,368 3,016,933 6,033,866 12,067,732 and 24,135,464, with no remainder.

Since 24,135,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,135,464, 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).