Q: Is 24,280,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,280,400 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 24,280,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 101 200 202 400 404 505 601 808 1,010 1,202 1,616 2,020 2,404 2,525 3,005 4,040 4,808 5,050 6,010 8,080 9,616 10,100 12,020 15,025 20,200 24,040 30,050 40,400 48,080 60,100 60,701 120,200 121,402 240,400 242,804 303,505 485,608 607,010 971,216 1,214,020 1,517,525 2,428,040 3,035,050 4,856,080 6,070,100 12,140,200 and 24,280,400, with no remainder.

Since 24,280,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,280,400, 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).