Q: Is 24,201,819 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,201,819 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 24,201,819 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 43 69 129 207 387 989 2,719 2,967 8,157 8,901 24,471 62,537 116,917 187,611 350,751 562,833 1,052,253 2,689,091 8,067,273 and 24,201,819, with no remainder.

Since 24,201,819 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,201,819, 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).