Q: Is 24,163,344 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,344 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 24,163,344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 167,801 335,602 503,403 671,204 1,006,806 1,342,408 1,510,209 2,013,612 2,684,816 3,020,418 4,027,224 6,040,836 8,054,448 12,081,672 and 24,163,344, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,344, 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).