Q: Is 24,243,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,243,872 is a composite number.

Why is 24,243,872 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 24,243,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 379 758 1,516 1,999 3,032 3,998 6,064 7,996 12,128 15,992 31,984 63,968 757,621 1,515,242 3,030,484 6,060,968 12,121,936 and 24,243,872, with no remainder.

Since 24,243,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,243,872, 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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