Q: Is 11,717,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 11,717,860 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 11,717,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 49 55 70 77 98 110 140 154 196 220 245 308 385 490 539 770 980 1,078 1,087 1,540 2,156 2,174 2,695 4,348 5,390 5,435 7,609 10,780 10,870 11,957 15,218 21,740 23,914 30,436 38,045 47,828 53,263 59,785 76,090 83,699 106,526 119,570 152,180 167,398 213,052 239,140 266,315 334,796 418,495 532,630 585,893 836,990 1,065,260 1,171,786 1,673,980 2,343,572 2,929,465 5,858,930 and 11,717,860, with no remainder.

Since 11,717,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,717,860, 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).