Q: Is 24,201,414 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,414 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 24,201,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 89 178 267 534 801 1,602 15,107 30,214 45,321 90,642 135,963 271,926 1,344,523 2,689,046 4,033,569 8,067,138 12,100,707 and 24,201,414, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,414, 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).