Q: Is 24,246,590 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,246,590 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 24,246,590 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 85 170 193 386 739 965 1,478 1,930 3,281 3,695 6,562 7,390 12,563 16,405 25,126 32,810 62,815 125,630 142,627 285,254 713,135 1,426,270 2,424,659 4,849,318 12,123,295 and 24,246,590, with no remainder.

Since 24,246,590 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,246,590, 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).