Q: Is 24,430,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,430,320 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 24,430,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 33,931 67,862 101,793 135,724 169,655 203,586 271,448 305,379 339,310 407,172 508,965 542,896 610,758 678,620 814,344 1,017,930 1,221,516 1,357,240 1,526,895 1,628,688 2,035,860 2,443,032 2,714,480 3,053,790 4,071,720 4,886,064 6,107,580 8,143,440 12,215,160 and 24,430,320, with no remainder.

Since 24,430,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,430,320, 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).