Q: Is 24,202,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,550 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 24,202,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 43 50 86 215 430 1,075 2,150 11,257 22,514 56,285 112,570 281,425 484,051 562,850 968,102 2,420,255 4,840,510 12,101,275 and 24,202,550, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,550, 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).