Q: Is 24,232,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,232,304 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 24,232,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 179 358 716 1,432 2,864 8,461 16,922 33,844 67,688 135,376 1,514,519 3,029,038 6,058,076 12,116,152 and 24,232,304, with no remainder.

Since 24,232,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,232,304, 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).