Q: Is 24,602,088 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,602,088 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 24,602,088 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 23 24 28 42 46 56 69 84 92 138 161 168 184 276 322 483 552 644 966 1,288 1,932 3,864 6,367 12,734 19,101 25,468 38,202 44,569 50,936 76,404 89,138 133,707 146,441 152,808 178,276 267,414 292,882 356,552 439,323 534,828 585,764 878,646 1,025,087 1,069,656 1,171,528 1,757,292 2,050,174 3,075,261 3,514,584 4,100,348 6,150,522 8,200,696 12,301,044 and 24,602,088, with no remainder.

Since 24,602,088 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,602,088, 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).