Q: Is 24,529,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,529,400 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 24,529,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 98 100 140 175 196 200 245 280 350 392 490 700 980 1,225 1,400 1,960 2,450 2,503 4,900 5,006 9,800 10,012 12,515 17,521 20,024 25,030 35,042 50,060 62,575 70,084 87,605 100,120 122,647 125,150 140,168 175,210 245,294 250,300 350,420 438,025 490,588 500,600 613,235 700,840 876,050 981,176 1,226,470 1,752,100 2,452,940 3,066,175 3,504,200 4,905,880 6,132,350 12,264,700 and 24,529,400, with no remainder.

Since 24,529,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,529,400, 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).