Q: Is 24,207,535 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,207,535 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 24,207,535 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 233 1,165 1,889 2,563 9,445 12,815 20,779 103,895 440,137 2,200,685 4,841,507 and 24,207,535, with no remainder.

Since 24,207,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,207,535, 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).