Q: Is 24,201,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,315 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 24,201,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 179,269 537,807 896,345 1,613,421 2,689,035 4,840,263 8,067,105 and 24,201,315, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,315, 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).