Q: Is 24,728,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,728,520 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 24,728,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 251 502 753 821 1,004 1,255 1,506 1,642 2,008 2,463 2,510 3,012 3,284 3,765 4,105 4,926 5,020 6,024 6,568 7,530 8,210 9,852 10,040 12,315 15,060 16,420 19,704 24,630 30,120 32,840 49,260 98,520 206,071 412,142 618,213 824,284 1,030,355 1,236,426 1,648,568 2,060,710 2,472,852 3,091,065 4,121,420 4,945,704 6,182,130 8,242,840 12,364,260 and 24,728,520, with no remainder.

Since 24,728,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,728,520, 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).