Q: Is 24,201,405 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,405 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 24,201,405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 23 45 67 69 115 201 207 335 345 349 603 1,005 1,035 1,047 1,541 1,745 3,015 3,141 4,623 5,235 7,705 8,027 13,869 15,705 23,115 23,383 24,081 40,135 69,345 70,149 72,243 116,915 120,405 210,447 350,745 361,215 537,809 1,052,235 1,613,427 2,689,045 4,840,281 8,067,135 and 24,201,405, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,405, 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).