Q: Is 24,202,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,240 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 24,202,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 58 64 80 116 128 145 160 163 232 256 290 320 326 464 512 580 640 652 815 928 1,024 1,160 1,280 1,304 1,630 1,856 2,320 2,560 2,608 3,260 3,712 4,640 4,727 5,120 5,216 6,520 7,424 9,280 9,454 10,432 13,040 14,848 18,560 18,908 20,864 23,635 26,080 29,696 37,120 37,816 41,728 47,270 52,160 74,240 75,632 83,456 94,540 104,320 148,480 151,264 166,912 189,080 208,640 302,528 378,160 417,280 605,056 756,320 834,560 1,210,112 1,512,640 2,420,224 3,025,280 4,840,448 6,050,560 12,101,120 and 24,202,240, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,240, 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).