Q: Is 24,939,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,939,450 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 24,939,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 90 150 157 225 314 353 450 471 706 785 942 1,059 1,413 1,570 1,765 2,118 2,355 2,826 3,177 3,530 3,925 4,710 5,295 6,354 7,065 7,850 8,825 10,590 11,775 14,130 15,885 17,650 23,550 26,475 31,770 35,325 52,950 55,421 70,650 79,425 110,842 158,850 166,263 277,105 332,526 498,789 554,210 831,315 997,578 1,385,525 1,662,630 2,493,945 2,771,050 4,156,575 4,987,890 8,313,150 12,469,725 and 24,939,450, with no remainder.

Since 24,939,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,939,450, 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).