Q: Is 24,462,405 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,462,405 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 24,462,405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 17 19 27 33 45 51 55 57 81 85 95 99 135 153 165 171 187 209 255 285 289 297 323 405 459 495 513 561 627 765 855 867 891 935 969 1,045 1,377 1,445 1,485 1,539 1,615 1,683 1,881 2,295 2,565 2,601 2,805 2,907 3,135 3,179 3,553 4,335 4,455 4,845 5,049 5,491 5,643 6,885 7,695 7,803 8,415 8,721 9,405 9,537 10,659 13,005 14,535 15,147 15,895 16,473 16,929 17,765 23,409 25,245 26,163 27,455 28,215 28,611 31,977 39,015 43,605 47,685 49,419 53,295 60,401 75,735 82,365 84,645 85,833 95,931 117,045 130,815 143,055 148,257 159,885 181,203 247,095 257,499 287,793 302,005 429,165 444,771 479,655 543,609 741,285 906,015 1,287,495 1,438,965 1,630,827 2,223,855 2,718,045 4,892,481 8,154,135 and 24,462,405, with no remainder.

Since 24,462,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,462,405, 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).