Q: Is 24,207,531 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,207,531 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 24,207,531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 83 191 249 509 573 1,527 15,853 42,247 47,559 97,219 126,741 291,657 8,069,177 and 24,207,531, with no remainder.

Since 24,207,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,207,531, 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).