Q: Is 24,201,815 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,815 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 24,201,815 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 109 121 367 545 605 1,199 1,835 4,037 5,995 13,189 20,185 40,003 44,407 65,945 200,015 222,035 440,033 2,200,165 4,840,363 and 24,201,815, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,815 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,815, 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).