Q: Is 24,163,630 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,630 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 24,163,630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 19 34 38 85 95 170 190 323 646 1,615 3,230 7,481 14,962 37,405 74,810 127,177 142,139 254,354 284,278 635,885 710,695 1,271,770 1,421,390 2,416,363 4,832,726 12,081,815 and 24,163,630, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,630, 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).