Q: Is 24,177,393 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,177,393 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 24,177,393 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 27 69 207 621 38,933 116,799 350,397 895,459 1,051,191 2,686,377 8,059,131 and 24,177,393, with no remainder.

Since 24,177,393 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,177,393, 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).