Q: Is 24,232,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,232,978 is a composite number.

Why is 24,232,978 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 24,232,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 53 77 106 154 371 583 742 1,166 2,969 4,081 5,938 8,162 20,783 32,659 41,566 65,318 157,357 228,613 314,714 457,226 1,101,499 1,730,927 2,202,998 3,461,854 12,116,489 and 24,232,978, with no remainder.

Since 24,232,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,232,978, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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