Q: Is 24,474,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,474,560 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 24,474,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 17 20 22 32 34 40 44 55 64 68 80 85 88 110 136 160 170 176 187 220 272 320 340 352 374 409 440 544 680 704 748 818 880 935 1,088 1,360 1,496 1,636 1,760 1,870 2,045 2,720 2,992 3,272 3,520 3,740 4,090 4,499 5,440 5,984 6,544 6,953 7,480 8,180 8,998 11,968 13,088 13,906 14,960 16,360 17,996 22,495 26,176 27,812 29,920 32,720 34,765 35,992 44,990 55,624 59,840 65,440 69,530 71,984 76,483 89,980 111,248 130,880 139,060 143,968 152,966 179,960 222,496 278,120 287,936 305,932 359,920 382,415 444,992 556,240 611,864 719,840 764,830 1,112,480 1,223,728 1,439,680 1,529,660 2,224,960 2,447,456 3,059,320 4,894,912 6,118,640 12,237,280 and 24,474,560, with no remainder.

Since 24,474,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,474,560, 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).