Q: Is 24,440,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,440,200 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 24,440,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 122,201 244,402 488,804 611,005 977,608 1,222,010 2,444,020 3,055,025 4,888,040 6,110,050 12,220,100 and 24,440,200, with no remainder.

Since 24,440,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,440,200, 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).