Q: Is 24,442,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 24,442,404 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 24,442,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 43 67 84 86 101 129 134 172 201 202 258 268 301 303 402 404 469 516 602 606 707 804 903 938 1,204 1,212 1,407 1,414 1,806 1,876 2,121 2,814 2,828 2,881 3,612 4,242 4,343 5,628 5,762 6,767 8,484 8,643 8,686 11,524 13,029 13,534 17,286 17,372 20,167 20,301 26,058 27,068 30,401 34,572 40,334 40,602 47,369 52,116 60,501 60,802 80,668 81,204 91,203 94,738 121,002 121,604 142,107 182,406 189,476 242,004 284,214 290,981 364,812 568,428 581,962 872,943 1,163,924 1,745,886 2,036,867 3,491,772 4,073,734 6,110,601 8,147,468 12,221,202 and 24,442,404, with no remainder.

Since 24,442,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,442,404, 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).