Q: Is 24,202,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,120 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 24,202,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 43 86 172 215 344 430 860 1,720 14,071 28,142 56,284 70,355 112,568 140,710 281,420 562,840 605,053 1,210,106 2,420,212 3,025,265 4,840,424 6,050,530 12,101,060 and 24,202,120, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,120, 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).