Q: Is 24,432,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,432,024 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 24,432,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 131 152 228 262 393 409 456 524 786 818 1,048 1,227 1,572 1,636 2,454 2,489 3,144 3,272 4,908 4,978 7,467 7,771 9,816 9,956 14,934 15,542 19,912 23,313 29,868 31,084 46,626 53,579 59,736 62,168 93,252 107,158 160,737 186,504 214,316 321,474 428,632 642,948 1,018,001 1,285,896 2,036,002 3,054,003 4,072,004 6,108,006 8,144,008 12,216,012 and 24,432,024, with no remainder.

Since 24,432,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,432,024, 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).