Q: Is 24,497,544 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,497,544 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 24,497,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 97 102 136 194 204 291 388 408 582 619 776 1,164 1,238 1,649 1,857 2,328 2,476 3,298 3,714 4,947 4,952 6,596 7,428 9,894 10,523 13,192 14,856 19,788 21,046 31,569 39,576 42,092 60,043 63,138 84,184 120,086 126,276 180,129 240,172 252,552 360,258 480,344 720,516 1,020,731 1,441,032 2,041,462 3,062,193 4,082,924 6,124,386 8,165,848 12,248,772 and 24,497,544, with no remainder.

Since 24,497,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,497,544, 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).