Q: Is 24,163,556 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,556 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 24,163,556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 109 157 218 314 353 436 628 706 1,412 17,113 34,226 38,477 55,421 68,452 76,954 110,842 153,908 221,684 6,040,889 12,081,778 and 24,163,556, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,556, 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).