Q: Is 24,402,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,402,300 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 24,402,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 390 650 780 975 1,300 1,950 3,900 6,257 12,514 18,771 25,028 31,285 37,542 62,570 75,084 81,341 93,855 125,140 156,425 162,682 187,710 244,023 312,850 325,364 375,420 406,705 469,275 488,046 625,700 813,410 938,550 976,092 1,220,115 1,626,820 1,877,100 2,033,525 2,440,230 4,067,050 4,880,460 6,100,575 8,134,100 12,201,150 and 24,402,300, with no remainder.

Since 24,402,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,402,300, 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).