Q: Is 24,201,174 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,174 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 24,201,174 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 43 57 86 114 129 258 817 1,634 2,451 4,902 4,937 9,874 14,811 29,622 93,803 187,606 212,291 281,409 424,582 562,818 636,873 1,273,746 4,033,529 8,067,058 12,100,587 and 24,201,174, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,174 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,174, 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).