Q: Is 24,400,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,400,002 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 24,400,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 41 66 71 82 123 127 142 213 246 254 381 426 451 762 781 902 1,353 1,397 1,562 2,343 2,706 2,794 2,911 4,191 4,686 5,207 5,822 8,382 8,733 9,017 10,414 15,621 17,466 18,034 27,051 31,242 32,021 54,102 57,277 64,042 96,063 99,187 114,554 171,831 192,126 198,374 297,561 343,662 369,697 595,122 739,394 1,109,091 2,218,182 4,066,667 8,133,334 12,200,001 and 24,400,002, with no remainder.

Since 24,400,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,400,002, 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).