Q: Is 24,324,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,324,204 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 24,324,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 461 922 1,383 1,844 2,766 4,397 5,532 8,794 13,191 17,588 26,382 52,764 2,027,017 4,054,034 6,081,051 8,108,068 12,162,102 and 24,324,204, with no remainder.

Since 24,324,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,324,204, 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).