Q: Is 24,750,139 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,750,139 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 24,750,139 can be evenly divided by 1 23 73 1,679 14,741 339,043 1,076,093 and 24,750,139, with no remainder.

Since 24,750,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,750,139, 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).