Q: Is 24,487,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,487,870 is a composite number.

Why is 24,487,870 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 24,487,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 23 46 55 110 115 230 253 506 1,265 2,530 9,679 19,358 48,395 96,790 106,469 212,938 222,617 445,234 532,345 1,064,690 1,113,085 2,226,170 2,448,787 4,897,574 12,243,935 and 24,487,870, with no remainder.

Since 24,487,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,487,870, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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