Q: Is 24,246,248 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,246,248 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 24,246,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 37 52 74 104 148 296 481 962 1,924 3,848 6,301 12,602 25,204 50,408 81,913 163,826 233,137 327,652 466,274 655,304 932,548 1,865,096 3,030,781 6,061,562 12,123,124 and 24,246,248, with no remainder.

Since 24,246,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,246,248, 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).