Q: Is 24,460,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,460,100 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 24,460,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 50 70 83 100 140 166 175 332 350 415 421 581 700 830 842 1,162 1,660 1,684 2,075 2,105 2,324 2,905 2,947 4,150 4,210 5,810 5,894 8,300 8,420 10,525 11,620 11,788 14,525 14,735 21,050 29,050 29,470 34,943 42,100 58,100 58,940 69,886 73,675 139,772 147,350 174,715 244,601 294,700 349,430 489,202 698,860 873,575 978,404 1,223,005 1,747,150 2,446,010 3,494,300 4,892,020 6,115,025 12,230,050 and 24,460,100, with no remainder.

Since 24,460,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,460,100, 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).