Q: Is 24,163,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,163,860 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 24,163,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 49 60 70 84 98 105 140 147 196 210 245 294 420 490 588 735 980 1,470 2,940 8,219 16,438 24,657 32,876 41,095 49,314 57,533 82,190 98,628 115,066 123,285 164,380 172,599 230,132 246,570 287,665 345,198 402,731 493,140 575,330 690,396 805,462 862,995 1,150,660 1,208,193 1,610,924 1,725,990 2,013,655 2,416,386 3,451,980 4,027,310 4,832,772 6,040,965 8,054,620 12,081,930 and 24,163,860, with no remainder.

Since 24,163,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,163,860, 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).