Q: Is 24,201,696 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,696 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 24,201,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 252,101 504,202 756,303 1,008,404 1,512,606 2,016,808 3,025,212 4,033,616 6,050,424 8,067,232 12,100,848 and 24,201,696, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,696, 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).