Q: Is 24,163,353 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,353 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 24,163,353 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 81 93 279 837 2,511 9,623 28,869 86,607 259,821 298,313 779,463 894,939 2,684,817 8,054,451 and 24,163,353, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,353 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,353, 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).