Q: Is 24,244,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,244,040 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 24,244,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 68 85 101 136 170 202 340 353 404 505 680 706 808 1,010 1,412 1,717 1,765 2,020 2,824 3,434 3,530 4,040 6,001 6,868 7,060 8,585 12,002 13,736 14,120 17,170 24,004 30,005 34,340 35,653 48,008 60,010 68,680 71,306 120,020 142,612 178,265 240,040 285,224 356,530 606,101 713,060 1,212,202 1,426,120 2,424,404 3,030,505 4,848,808 6,061,010 12,122,020 and 24,244,040, with no remainder.

Since 24,244,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,244,040, 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).