Q: Is 24,536,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,536,142 is a composite number.

Why is 24,536,142 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 24,536,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 113 226 339 678 1,017 2,034 3,051 4,021 6,102 8,042 12,063 24,126 36,189 72,378 108,567 217,134 454,373 908,746 1,363,119 2,726,238 4,089,357 8,178,714 12,268,071 and 24,536,142, with no remainder.

Since 24,536,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,536,142, 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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