Q: Is 24,848,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,848,800 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 24,848,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 89 100 160 178 200 349 356 400 445 698 712 800 890 1,396 1,424 1,745 1,780 2,225 2,792 2,848 3,490 3,560 4,450 5,584 6,980 7,120 8,725 8,900 11,168 13,960 14,240 17,450 17,800 27,920 31,061 34,900 35,600 55,840 62,122 69,800 71,200 124,244 139,600 155,305 248,488 279,200 310,610 496,976 621,220 776,525 993,952 1,242,440 1,553,050 2,484,880 3,106,100 4,969,760 6,212,200 12,424,400 and 24,848,800, with no remainder.

Since 24,848,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,848,800, 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).