Q: Is 24,144,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,144,750 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 24,144,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 27 30 35 42 45 49 50 54 63 70 73 75 90 98 105 125 126 135 146 147 150 175 189 210 219 225 245 250 270 294 315 350 365 375 378 438 441 450 490 511 525 630 657 675 730 735 750 875 882 945 1,022 1,050 1,095 1,125 1,225 1,314 1,323 1,350 1,470 1,533 1,575 1,750 1,825 1,890 1,971 2,190 2,205 2,250 2,450 2,555 2,625 2,646 3,066 3,150 3,285 3,375 3,577 3,650 3,675 3,942 4,410 4,599 4,725 5,110 5,250 5,475 6,125 6,570 6,615 6,750 7,154 7,350 7,665 7,875 9,125 9,198 9,450 9,855 10,731 10,950 11,025 12,250 12,775 13,230 13,797 15,330 15,750 16,425 17,885 18,250 18,375 19,710 21,462 22,050 22,995 23,625 25,550 27,375 27,594 32,193 32,850 33,075 35,770 36,750 38,325 45,990 47,250 49,275 53,655 54,750 55,125 63,875 64,386 66,150 68,985 76,650 82,125 89,425 96,579 98,550 107,310 110,250 114,975 127,750 137,970 160,965 164,250 165,375 178,850 191,625 193,158 229,950 246,375 268,275 321,930 330,750 344,925 383,250 447,125 482,895 492,750 536,550 574,875 689,850 804,825 894,250 965,790 1,149,750 1,341,375 1,609,650 1,724,625 2,414,475 2,682,750 3,449,250 4,024,125 4,828,950 8,048,250 12,072,375 and 24,144,750, with no remainder.

Since 24,144,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,144,750, 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).