Q: Is 24,205,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,205,300 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 24,205,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 100 140 151 175 229 302 350 458 604 700 755 916 1,057 1,145 1,510 1,603 2,114 2,290 3,020 3,206 3,775 4,228 4,580 5,285 5,725 6,412 7,550 8,015 10,570 11,450 15,100 16,030 21,140 22,900 26,425 32,060 34,579 40,075 52,850 69,158 80,150 105,700 138,316 160,300 172,895 242,053 345,790 484,106 691,580 864,475 968,212 1,210,265 1,728,950 2,420,530 3,457,900 4,841,060 6,051,325 12,102,650 and 24,205,300, with no remainder.

Since 24,205,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,205,300, 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).