Q: Is 24,202,548 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,548 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 24,202,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 672,293 1,344,586 2,016,879 2,689,172 4,033,758 6,050,637 8,067,516 12,101,274 and 24,202,548, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,548, 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).