Q: Is 24,840,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,840,600 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 24,840,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 25 30 38 40 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 120 150 152 190 200 228 285 300 380 456 475 570 600 760 950 1,140 1,425 1,900 2,179 2,280 2,850 3,800 4,358 5,700 6,537 8,716 10,895 11,400 13,074 17,432 21,790 26,148 32,685 41,401 43,580 52,296 54,475 65,370 82,802 87,160 108,950 124,203 130,740 163,425 165,604 207,005 217,900 248,406 261,480 326,850 331,208 414,010 435,800 496,812 621,015 653,700 828,020 993,624 1,035,025 1,242,030 1,307,400 1,656,040 2,070,050 2,484,060 3,105,075 4,140,100 4,968,120 6,210,150 8,280,200 12,420,300 and 24,840,600, with no remainder.

Since 24,840,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,840,600, 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).