Q: Is 24,232,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,232,400 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 24,232,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 40 50 58 80 100 116 145 200 232 290 400 464 580 725 1,160 1,450 2,089 2,320 2,900 4,178 5,800 8,356 10,445 11,600 16,712 20,890 33,424 41,780 52,225 60,581 83,560 104,450 121,162 167,120 208,900 242,324 302,905 417,800 484,648 605,810 835,600 969,296 1,211,620 1,514,525 2,423,240 3,029,050 4,846,480 6,058,100 12,116,200 and 24,232,400, with no remainder.

Since 24,232,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,232,400, 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).