Q: Is 24,560,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,560,550 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 24,560,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 23 25 27 30 35 42 45 46 50 54 63 69 70 75 90 105 113 115 126 135 138 150 161 175 189 207 210 225 226 230 270 315 322 339 345 350 378 414 450 483 525 565 575 621 630 675 678 690 791 805 945 966 1,017 1,035 1,050 1,130 1,150 1,242 1,350 1,449 1,575 1,582 1,610 1,695 1,725 1,890 2,034 2,070 2,373 2,415 2,599 2,825 2,898 3,051 3,105 3,150 3,390 3,450 3,955 4,025 4,347 4,725 4,746 4,830 5,085 5,175 5,198 5,650 6,102 6,210 7,119 7,245 7,797 7,910 8,050 8,475 8,694 9,450 10,170 10,350 11,865 12,075 12,995 14,238 14,490 15,255 15,525 15,594 16,950 18,193 19,775 21,357 21,735 23,391 23,730 24,150 25,425 25,990 30,510 31,050 35,595 36,225 36,386 38,985 39,550 42,714 43,470 46,782 50,850 54,579 59,325 64,975 70,173 71,190 72,450 76,275 77,970 90,965 106,785 108,675 109,158 116,955 118,650 129,950 140,346 152,550 163,737 177,975 181,930 194,925 213,570 217,350 233,910 272,895 327,474 350,865 355,950 389,850 454,825 491,211 533,925 545,790 584,775 701,730 818,685 909,650 982,422 1,067,850 1,169,550 1,364,475 1,637,370 1,754,325 2,456,055 2,728,950 3,508,650 4,093,425 4,912,110 8,186,850 12,280,275 and 24,560,550, with no remainder.

Since 24,560,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,560,550, 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).