Q: Is 24,201,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,700 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 24,201,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 37 50 62 74 100 124 148 155 185 211 310 370 422 620 740 775 844 925 1,055 1,147 1,550 1,850 2,110 2,294 3,100 3,700 4,220 4,588 5,275 5,735 6,541 7,807 10,550 11,470 13,082 15,614 21,100 22,940 26,164 28,675 31,228 32,705 39,035 57,350 65,410 78,070 114,700 130,820 156,140 163,525 195,175 242,017 327,050 390,350 484,034 654,100 780,700 968,068 1,210,085 2,420,170 4,840,340 6,050,425 12,100,850 and 24,201,700, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,700, 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).