Q: Is 24,163,856 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,856 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 24,163,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 89 142 178 239 284 356 478 568 712 956 1,136 1,424 1,912 3,824 6,319 12,638 16,969 21,271 25,276 33,938 42,542 50,552 67,876 85,084 101,104 135,752 170,168 271,504 340,336 1,510,241 3,020,482 6,040,964 12,081,928 and 24,163,856, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,856, 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).