Q: Is 24,738,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,738,400 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 24,738,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 107 136 160 170 200 214 272 289 340 400 425 428 535 544 578 680 800 850 856 1,070 1,156 1,360 1,445 1,700 1,712 1,819 2,140 2,312 2,675 2,720 2,890 3,400 3,424 3,638 4,280 4,624 5,350 5,780 6,800 7,225 7,276 8,560 9,095 9,248 10,700 11,560 13,600 14,450 14,552 17,120 18,190 21,400 23,120 28,900 29,104 30,923 36,380 42,800 45,475 46,240 57,800 58,208 61,846 72,760 85,600 90,950 115,600 123,692 145,520 154,615 181,900 231,200 247,384 291,040 309,230 363,800 494,768 618,460 727,600 773,075 989,536 1,236,920 1,455,200 1,546,150 2,473,840 3,092,300 4,947,680 6,184,600 12,369,200 and 24,738,400, with no remainder.

Since 24,738,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,738,400, 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).