Q: Is 24,159,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,159,600 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 24,159,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 90 100 108 120 135 144 150 180 200 216 225 240 270 300 360 400 432 450 540 600 675 720 900 1,080 1,200 1,350 1,800 2,160 2,237 2,700 3,600 4,474 5,400 6,711 8,948 10,800 11,185 13,422 17,896 20,133 22,370 26,844 33,555 35,792 40,266 44,740 53,688 55,925 60,399 67,110 80,532 89,480 100,665 107,376 111,850 120,798 134,220 161,064 167,775 178,960 201,330 223,700 241,596 268,440 301,995 322,128 335,550 402,660 447,400 483,192 503,325 536,880 603,990 671,100 805,320 894,800 966,384 1,006,650 1,207,980 1,342,200 1,509,975 1,610,640 2,013,300 2,415,960 2,684,400 3,019,950 4,026,600 4,831,920 6,039,900 8,053,200 12,079,800 and 24,159,600, with no remainder.

Since 24,159,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,159,600, 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).