Q: Is 24,853,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,853,800 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 24,853,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 120 138 150 184 200 230 276 300 345 460 552 575 600 690 920 1,150 1,380 1,725 1,801 2,300 2,760 3,450 3,602 4,600 5,403 6,900 7,204 9,005 10,806 13,800 14,408 18,010 21,612 27,015 36,020 41,423 43,224 45,025 54,030 72,040 82,846 90,050 108,060 124,269 135,075 165,692 180,100 207,115 216,120 248,538 270,150 331,384 360,200 414,230 497,076 540,300 621,345 828,460 994,152 1,035,575 1,080,600 1,242,690 1,656,920 2,071,150 2,485,380 3,106,725 4,142,300 4,970,760 6,213,450 8,284,600 12,426,900 and 24,853,800, with no remainder.

Since 24,853,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,853,800, 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).