Q: Is 24,202,551 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,551 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 24,202,551 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 71 83 111 213 249 1,369 2,627 3,071 4,107 5,893 7,881 9,213 17,679 97,199 113,627 218,041 291,597 340,881 654,123 8,067,517 and 24,202,551, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,551 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,551, 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).