Q: Is 24,577,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,577,152 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 24,577,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 48 58 64 87 96 116 128 174 192 232 348 384 464 696 928 1,392 1,856 2,207 2,784 3,712 4,414 5,568 6,621 8,828 11,136 13,242 17,656 26,484 35,312 52,968 64,003 70,624 105,936 128,006 141,248 192,009 211,872 256,012 282,496 384,018 423,744 512,024 768,036 847,488 1,024,048 1,536,072 2,048,096 3,072,144 4,096,192 6,144,288 8,192,384 12,288,576 and 24,577,152, with no remainder.

Since 24,577,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,577,152, 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).