Q: Is 24,163,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,440 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 24,163,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 24 28 30 35 38 40 42 48 56 57 60 70 76 80 84 95 105 112 114 120 133 140 152 168 190 210 228 240 266 280 285 304 336 380 399 420 456 532 560 570 665 757 760 798 840 912 1,064 1,140 1,330 1,514 1,520 1,596 1,680 1,995 2,128 2,271 2,280 2,660 3,028 3,192 3,785 3,990 4,542 4,560 5,299 5,320 6,056 6,384 7,570 7,980 9,084 10,598 10,640 11,355 12,112 14,383 15,140 15,897 15,960 18,168 21,196 22,710 26,495 28,766 30,280 31,794 31,920 36,336 42,392 43,149 45,420 52,990 57,532 60,560 63,588 71,915 79,485 84,784 86,298 90,840 100,681 105,980 115,064 127,176 143,830 158,970 172,596 181,680 201,362 211,960 215,745 230,128 254,352 287,660 302,043 317,940 345,192 402,724 423,920 431,490 503,405 575,320 604,086 635,880 690,384 805,448 862,980 1,006,810 1,150,640 1,208,172 1,271,760 1,510,215 1,610,896 1,725,960 2,013,620 2,416,344 3,020,430 3,451,920 4,027,240 4,832,688 6,040,860 8,054,480 12,081,720 and 24,163,440, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,440, 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).