Q: Is 24,537,834 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,537,834 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 24,537,834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 53 89 102 106 153 159 178 267 289 306 318 477 534 578 801 867 901 954 1,513 1,602 1,734 1,802 2,601 2,703 3,026 4,539 4,717 5,202 5,406 8,109 9,078 9,434 13,617 14,151 15,317 16,218 25,721 27,234 28,302 30,634 42,453 45,951 51,442 77,163 80,189 84,906 91,902 137,853 154,326 160,378 231,489 240,567 275,706 462,978 481,134 721,701 1,363,213 1,443,402 2,726,426 4,089,639 8,179,278 12,268,917 and 24,537,834, with no remainder.

Since 24,537,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,537,834, 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).