Q: Is 24,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,840 is a composite number.

Why is 24,840 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 24,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 27 30 36 40 45 46 54 60 69 72 90 92 108 115 120 135 138 180 184 207 216 230 270 276 345 360 414 460 540 552 621 690 828 920 1,035 1,080 1,242 1,380 1,656 2,070 2,484 2,760 3,105 4,140 4,968 6,210 8,280 12,420 and 24,840, with no remainder.

Since 24,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,840, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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