Q: Is 24,886,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,886,048 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 24,886,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 19 22 32 38 44 61 76 88 122 152 176 209 244 304 352 418 488 608 671 836 976 1,159 1,342 1,672 1,952 2,318 2,684 3,344 3,721 4,636 5,368 6,688 7,442 9,272 10,736 12,749 14,884 18,544 21,472 25,498 29,768 37,088 40,931 50,996 59,536 70,699 81,862 101,992 119,072 141,398 163,724 203,984 282,796 327,448 407,968 565,592 654,896 777,689 1,131,184 1,309,792 1,555,378 2,262,368 3,110,756 6,221,512 12,443,024 and 24,886,048, with no remainder.

Since 24,886,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,886,048, 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).