Q: Is 24,570,315 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,570,315 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 24,570,315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 33 35 45 49 55 63 77 99 105 147 165 231 245 315 385 441 495 539 693 735 1,013 1,155 1,617 2,205 2,695 3,039 3,465 4,851 5,065 7,091 8,085 9,117 11,143 15,195 21,273 24,255 33,429 35,455 45,585 49,637 55,715 63,819 78,001 100,287 106,365 148,911 167,145 234,003 248,185 319,095 390,005 446,733 501,435 546,007 702,009 744,555 1,170,015 1,638,021 2,233,665 2,730,035 3,510,045 4,914,063 8,190,105 and 24,570,315, with no remainder.

Since 24,570,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,570,315, 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).