Q: Is 24,202,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,202,650 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 24,202,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 47 50 75 94 141 150 235 282 470 705 1,175 1,410 2,350 3,433 3,525 6,866 7,050 10,299 17,165 20,598 34,330 51,495 85,825 102,990 161,351 171,650 257,475 322,702 484,053 514,950 806,755 968,106 1,613,510 2,420,265 4,033,775 4,840,530 8,067,550 12,101,325 and 24,202,650, with no remainder.

Since 24,202,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,202,650, 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).