Q: Is 24,202,206 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,206 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 24,202,206 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 43 54 63 86 126 129 189 258 301 378 387 602 774 903 1,161 1,489 1,806 2,322 2,709 2,978 4,467 5,418 8,127 8,934 10,423 13,401 16,254 20,846 26,802 31,269 40,203 62,538 64,027 80,406 93,807 128,054 187,614 192,081 281,421 384,162 448,189 562,842 576,243 896,378 1,152,486 1,344,567 1,728,729 2,689,134 3,457,458 4,033,701 8,067,402 12,101,103 and 24,202,206, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,206 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,206, 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).