Q: Is 24,246,625 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,246,625 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 24,246,625 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 25 43 65 125 215 325 347 559 1,075 1,625 1,735 2,795 4,511 5,375 8,675 13,975 14,921 22,555 43,375 69,875 74,605 112,775 193,973 373,025 563,875 969,865 1,865,125 4,849,325 and 24,246,625, with no remainder.

Since 24,246,625 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,246,625, 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).