Q: Is 24,842,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,842,610 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 24,842,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 17 18 26 30 34 39 45 51 65 78 85 90 102 117 130 153 170 195 221 234 255 306 390 442 510 585 663 765 1,105 1,170 1,249 1,326 1,530 1,989 2,210 2,498 3,315 3,747 3,978 6,245 6,630 7,494 9,945 11,241 12,490 16,237 18,735 19,890 21,233 22,482 32,474 37,470 42,466 48,711 56,205 63,699 81,185 97,422 106,165 112,410 127,398 146,133 162,370 191,097 212,330 243,555 276,029 292,266 318,495 382,194 487,110 552,058 636,990 730,665 828,087 955,485 1,380,145 1,461,330 1,656,174 1,910,970 2,484,261 2,760,290 4,140,435 4,968,522 8,280,870 12,421,305 and 24,842,610, with no remainder.

Since 24,842,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,842,610, 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).