Q: Is 24,246,618 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,246,618 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 24,246,618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 37 66 74 111 222 407 814 1,221 2,442 9,929 19,858 29,787 59,574 109,219 218,438 327,657 367,373 655,314 734,746 1,102,119 2,204,238 4,041,103 8,082,206 12,123,309 and 24,246,618, with no remainder.

Since 24,246,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,246,618, 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).