Q: Is 24,163,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,268 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 24,163,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 251 502 587 1,004 1,174 2,348 10,291 20,582 24,067 41,164 48,134 96,268 147,337 294,674 589,348 6,040,817 12,081,634 and 24,163,268, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,268, 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).