Q: Is 24,201,422 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,422 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 24,201,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 683 1,366 2,531 4,781 5,062 9,562 17,717 35,434 1,728,673 3,457,346 12,100,711 and 24,201,422, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,422, 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).