Q: Is 24,201,507 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,507 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 24,201,507 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 293 879 2,503 3,223 7,509 9,669 27,533 82,599 733,379 2,200,137 8,067,169 and 24,201,507, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,507 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,507, 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).