Q: Is 24,212,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,212,250 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 24,212,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 27 30 34 45 50 51 54 75 85 90 102 125 135 150 153 170 211 225 250 255 270 306 375 422 425 450 459 510 633 675 750 765 850 918 1,055 1,125 1,266 1,275 1,350 1,530 1,899 2,110 2,125 2,250 2,295 2,550 3,165 3,375 3,587 3,798 3,825 4,250 4,590 5,275 5,697 6,330 6,375 6,750 7,174 7,650 9,495 10,550 10,761 11,394 11,475 12,750 15,825 17,935 18,990 19,125 21,522 22,950 26,375 28,485 31,650 32,283 35,870 38,250 47,475 52,750 53,805 56,970 57,375 64,566 79,125 89,675 94,950 96,849 107,610 114,750 142,425 158,250 161,415 179,350 193,698 237,375 269,025 284,850 322,830 448,375 474,750 484,245 538,050 712,125 807,075 896,750 968,490 1,345,125 1,424,250 1,614,150 2,421,225 2,690,250 4,035,375 4,842,450 8,070,750 12,106,125 and 24,212,250, with no remainder.

Since 24,212,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,212,250, 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).