Q: Is 24,202,448 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,448 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 24,202,448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 421 842 1,684 3,368 3,593 6,736 7,186 14,372 28,744 57,488 1,512,653 3,025,306 6,050,612 12,101,224 and 24,202,448, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,448, 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).