Q: Is 24,201,706 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,706 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 24,201,706 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 109 218 2,071 4,142 5,843 11,686 111,017 222,034 636,887 1,273,774 12,100,853 and 24,201,706, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,706 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,706, 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).