Q: Is 24,201,506 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,506 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 24,201,506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 61 119 122 238 427 854 1,037 1,667 2,074 3,334 7,259 11,669 14,518 23,338 28,339 56,678 101,687 198,373 203,374 396,746 711,809 1,423,618 1,728,679 3,457,358 12,100,753 and 24,201,506, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,506, 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).